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A fundamental American question is, ‘What’s the big idea?’

P. J. O'Rourke

Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed voting should be outlawed.
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Bote Careless Conceal Every Bote Harmful Number Serial Trace Vote
Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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Belt Cigarette Government Hazard Helth Kill Many More People Set
If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
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Government Illegal Product Sell
The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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Being Brat Irresponsible Spoil World
Regulation creates a moral hazard.
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Create Hazard Morale Regulation
Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
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Always Die Good Look Make Middle Read Something
Term limits aren’t enough. We need jail.
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Enough Jail Limit Need Term
There is a simple rule here, a rule of legislation, a rule of business, a rule of life: beyond a certain point, complexity is fraud. You can apply that rule to left-wing social programs, but you can also apply that rule to credit derivatives, hedge funds, all the rest of it.
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Beyond Business Certain Complexity Fraud Legislation Rule Simply Time
Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
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Alcohol Anyway Fundamental Look Source Tets Trouble
If you think health care is expensive now, just wait ’til it’s free.
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Care Expensive Free Health Now Think Wait
I know quite a few fellow members of the news analysis and commentary business, and I have it from the highest-placed sources, on the record, that each and every one of our children is a genius.
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Analysis Commentary Fellow High Member News Place Quite Source
Everybody in the Middle East wants to explain why they’re right.
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East Everybody Explain Middle Right
Thank you, Occupy Wall Street. With your vivid example of anticapitalist squalor, I’ve been able to convince all three of my children to become investment bankers.
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Anticatalist Children Convince Example Occupy Thank Wall
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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Another Brief Death History Impeach National Out President Thousand Worry
Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don’t draft people; it’s not jury duty.
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Draft Duty People Political Politician Select Self System
People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth.
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Always Anything People Tell Truth

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