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P. J. O'Rourke

"The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop."

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"Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle."

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"Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom."

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"The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written."

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"I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses."

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"I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it's the government."

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"I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world."

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"You measure a government by how few people need help."

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"Americans accept that gangsters are running the government."

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"War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits."

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"A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained."

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P. J. O'Rourke
"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."

History

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"A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat."

Life

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"There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible."

Woman

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"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences."

Consequence

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P. J. O'Rourke
"Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it."

Will

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P. J. O'Rourke
"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."

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P. J. O'Rourke
"Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient."

Politics

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"The average IQ in America is-and this can be proven mathematically-average."

Intelligence

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P. J. O'Rourke
"Never fight an inanimate object."

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"When you pay a hospital bill, you're really paying two hospital bills - one bill for you because you have a job and/or insurance and can pay the hospital. and another bill, which is tacked onto your bill, to cover the medical expenses of someone who doesn't have a job and/or insurance and can't pay the hospital."

Society

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