The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.
P. J. O'ROURKEExplosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
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Globalization is simply opening the free marketplace to encompass the entire world.
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Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don’t draft people; it’s not jury duty.
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The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
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The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better, on average, than the citizens of Baltimore.
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You can’t get rid of poverty by giving people money.
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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No doubt the ridiculous politicians are right to like politics. They have found careers in which success can be achieved by being ridiculous. Imagine Jimmy Carter or George W. Bush rising to the top of any other profession.
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Maybe climate change is a threat, and maybe climate change has been tarted up by climatologists trolling for research grant cash. It doesn’t matter.
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Regulation creates a moral hazard.
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Some people think that welfare reform should have hurt Bill Clinton with black voters.
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If you are young and you drink a great deal it will spoil your health, slow your mind, make you fat – in other words, turn you into an adult.
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The most brilliant satire of all time was ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift. You’ll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out.
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Nobody is making Americans buy Chinese goods.
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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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When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
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