Sunday, December 30, 2007

Quotes about Politicians and Government


"The problem with politics isn't the money; it's the power." -- Harry Browne

"The problem isn't the abuse of power; it's the power to abuse." -- Michael Cloud

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

"The more you read and observe about this Politics thing, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that's out always looks the best."
Will Rogers

"A politician is just like a pickpocket; it's almost impossible to get him to reform." Will Rogers

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." Ronald Reagan

"A famous French economist by the name of Frederic Bastiat once suggested that when social policies turn out to be harmful to the citizenry, it is because politicians often react to economic problems that they can see, without any regard for the unforeseen consequences of their solutions to those problems." -- Jack Chambless

"Politicians, like bombers, seldom see their victims..." -- Donald Boudreaux, in his article, "Losing Touch".

"This Congress is out of control and in desperate need of adult supervision." -- Rep. Jeff Flake

"Practical politics consists in ignoring facts." -- Henry Brooks Adams

"Most politicians believe in just one thing -- winning elections. They'll say anything to get in office and stay there." -- Harry Browne

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