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)
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. -- Thomas Jefferson
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -- Thomas Jefferson
There is no distinct American criminal class, except Congress. --Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. -- Mark Twain
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
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw
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
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -- Mark Twain
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)
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J. O'Rourke
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