Alexander Hamilton originated the put and take system in our national treasury: the taxpayers put it in, and the politicians take it out

Quote by Will Rogers

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You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough...

Pain is such an uncomfortable feeling that even a tiny amount of it is enough...

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

The minute you read something that you can't understand, you can almost be sure that...

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of...

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for...

A fool and his money are soon elected.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year...

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year...

Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help get them...

Let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help get them...

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time...

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time...

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and...

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and...

Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it...

Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it...

For the American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness,...

For the American people are a very generous people and will forgive almost any weakness,...

The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.

The trouble with practical jokes is that very often they get elected.

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him father.

I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him father.

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that...

The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that...

Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it......

Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it......

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the...

A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the...

Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.

Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.