If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

Quote by P J O'Rourke

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Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government does...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health,...

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health,...

When a couple decide to divorce, they should inform both sets of parents before having...

When a couple decide to divorce, they should inform both sets of parents before having...

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and...

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and...

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

Earnestness is stupidity sent to college.

I suppose I should get a VCR, but the only thing I like about television...

I suppose I should get a VCR, but the only thing I like about television...

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief...

There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief...

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

Let's reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools - and use it on the teachers.

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health,...

If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health,...

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they don't understand,...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the...

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly.

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a bitch.

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a bitch.

In great countries, children are always trying to remain children, and the parents want to...

In great countries, children are always trying to remain children, and the parents want to...