My Favorite Quotations

Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason. ——Unknown

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. ——Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. ——Mahatma Ghandi

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free. ——P.J. O'Rourke

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ——Douglas Adams

She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say 'when'. ——P. G. Wodehouse

I argue very well. Ask any of my remaining friends. I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me. ——Dave Barry

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ——Edmund Burke

The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem. ——Milton Friedman

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves. ——Thomas Jefferson

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself. ——Mark Twain

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. ——George Bernard Shaw

A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. ——G. Gordon Liddy