Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
P. J. O'ROURKENew Hampshire polling data are unreliable because, when you call the Granite State’s registered Republicans and independents in the middle of dinner and ask them who they’re going to vote for, they have a mouth full of mashed potatoes and you can’t understand what they say.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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Let’s reintroduce corporal punishment in the schools – and use it on the teachers.
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Never wear anything that panics the cat.
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In its worse forms, conservatism is a matter of ‘I hate strangers and anything that’s different.’
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Seriousness is stupidity sent to college.
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We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.
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Don’t send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals, when their cheery effect is needed.
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Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.
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The problem with public school is not overcrowding in the classroom. The problem is not teacher unions. The problem is not underfunding or lack of computer equipment. The problem is your damn kids.
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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
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The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich.
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A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It’s a promissory note that doesn’t actually promise anything. It’s not backed by gold or silver.
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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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America wasn’t founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.
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