Liberty don't work as good in practice as it does in speeches

Quote by Will Rogers

Topics: Liberty Quotes, Speech Quotes

Never miss a chance to shut up

Never miss a chance to shut up

I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only...

I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only...

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.

When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.

On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only...

On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only...

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

You can't legislate intelligence and common sense into people

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

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

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

Many only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with...

Many only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with...

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

Politicians can do more funny things naturally than I can think of to do purposely

Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than...

Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than...

Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

Never let yesterday use up too much of today.

Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer.

Make crime pay. Become a Lawyer.

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new...

You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new...

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those...

I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to...

I don't believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to...