1. 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 congress.

– John Adams

2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.

– Mark Twain
3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.

– Mark Twain
4. 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
5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

– George Bernard Shaw
6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.

– G. Gordon Liddy
7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.

– James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
8. 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
9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

– P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian
10. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.

– Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
11. Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

– Ronald Reagan (1986)
12. I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

– Will Rogers
13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!

– P.J. O’Rourke
14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.

– Voltaire (1764)
15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you!

– Pericles (430 B.C.)
16. No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.

– Mark Twain (1866)
17. Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it.

– Anonymous
18. The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
– Ronald Reagan
19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.

– Winston Churchill
20. The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.

– Mark Twain
21. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
– Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
22. There is no distinctly native American criminal class…save Congress.

– Mark Twain

23. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.

– Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)
24. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.

– Thomas Jefferson

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“When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we
shall  become as corrupt as Europe.”   Thomas Jefferson

“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are
willing to work and give to those who would not. “   Thomas Jefferson

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A
principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the
world.”   Thomas Jefferson

“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them.”   Thomas Jefferson

“My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results
from too much government. “    Thomas Jefferson

“No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”     Thomas Jefferson

“The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and
bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in
government.”   Thomas Jefferson

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood
of  patriots and tyrants”   . Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to
control the issue of their currency , first by inflation, then by
deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks
will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up
homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.”

Anon
A penny saved is a government oversight
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words ‘The’ and ‘IRS’ together it spells ‘Theirs.’

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ONE.  Give people more than they expect and do it  cheerfully.

TWO.  Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as  important as any other.

THREE.  Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or  sleep all you want.

FOUR.  When you say, ‘I love you,’ mean  it.

FIVE.  When you say, ‘I’m sorry,’ look the person in the  eye.

SIX.  Be engaged at least six months before you get  married.

SEVEN.  Believe in love at first  sight.

EIGHT.  Never laugh at anyone’s dreams. People who don’t have dreams don’t have much.

NINE.  Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it’s the only way to live life completely.

TEN..  In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

ELEVEN.  Don’t judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE.  Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, ‘Why do you want to know?’

FOURTEEN.  Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN.  Say ‘bless you’ when you hear someone sneeze.

SIXTEEN.  When  you lose, don’t lose the  lesson.

SEVENTEEN.  Remember  the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for  others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN.  Don’t  let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN.  When  you realize you’ve made a mistake, take  immediate steps to correct  it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone.  The caller will hear it in your voice

TWENTY-ONE. Spend  some time alone.