We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.
P. J. O'ROURKEWe need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.
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Regulation creates a moral hazard.
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The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
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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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Mikhail Gorbachev was the Jimmy Carter of the Communist bloc. The Russians hate him.
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New 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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Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.
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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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Stupid is a great force in human affairs.
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Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.
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Making fun of born-again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope.
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You’re never going to read ‘The Wealth of Nations,’ and you shouldn’t, really. It’s 900 pages.
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People are not ants or bees. We do not reason or love or live or die collectively.
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Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
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You can’t get rid of poverty by giving people money.
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It’s better to make fun of yourself because you’ve always got someone around to make fun of, and they can’t sue you.
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