This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it. That we have carried as much political bunk as we have and still survived shows we are a super nation.

Quote by Will Rogers

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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.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has....

The income tax has made more liars out of the American people than golf has....

Never miss a chance to shut up

Never miss a chance to shut up

The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is,...

The business of government is to keep the government out of business - that is,...

Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.

Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.

When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both...

When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both...

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...

Politics is applesauce.

Politics is applesauce.

I never lack material for my humor column when Congress is in session.

I never lack material for my humor column when Congress is in session.

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 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...

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when...

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when...

Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting...

Successful colleges will start laying plans for a new stadium; unsuccessful ones will start hunting...

An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make...

An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make...

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

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...

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

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...