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

Quote by Will Rogers

Topics: Liberty Quotes, Speech Quotes

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...

People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.

People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.

Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when...

Even when you make a tax form out on the level, you don't know when...

I don't know what humor is. Anything that's funny -- tragedy or anything, it don't...

I don't know what humor is. Anything that's funny -- tragedy or anything, it don't...

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...

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with...

About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with...

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.

The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's...

The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's...

In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't...

In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't...

We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any...

We know lots of things we didn't use to know but we don't know any...

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...

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...

Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any...

Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any...

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...

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out...

When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out...

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the...

There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the...

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...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

If you tell lies about a product, you will be found out - either by...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government