“In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a government.” – John Adams (President of the United States from 1797 to 1801)
“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” – Winston Churchill (British statesman)
“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.” – George Bernard Shaw (Irish playwright, critic, and political activist)
“Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.” – Douglas Casey, classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” –P.J. O’Rourke (US author, journalist, and political satirist)
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles (495 to 429 BC, Greek politician and general)
“No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” Mark Twain (American writer, humourist, and essayist)
“The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.” – Ronald Reagan (President of the United States from 1981 to 1989)
“The only difference between a taxman and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.” – Mark Twain
“What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.” – Edward Langley (American artist)
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.” – Thomas Jefferson (President of the United States from 1801 to 1809)
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” – Aesop (c. 620 to 564 BC, Greek fabulist and storyteller)
“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free.” – P.J. O’Rourke.
