Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Quote by Will Rogers

Topics: Government Quotes

A fool and his money are soon elected.

A fool and his money are soon elected.

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi...

Money, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can't figure out.

Money, horse racing and women, three things the boys just can't figure out.

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap...

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people.

It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.

It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.

If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Lord, let me live until I die.

Lord, let me live until I die.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I...

I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I...

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny...

If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny...

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can...

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can...

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who...

There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who...

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,...

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.

Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to...

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to...

In America, the land of the permanent revolution, ulcers and cancer often become, for the...

In America, the land of the permanent revolution, ulcers and cancer often become, for the...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.