Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Quotes for Today PJ O'Rourke Edition (RIP)

Some PJ O'Rourke quotes I hope may resonate with you.

"When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators." - P.J. O'Rourke

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

"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum." - P.J. O'Rourke

"There are just two rules of governance in a free society. Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself." - P.J. O'Rourke

1 comment:

  1. I liked when he commented that the boat people who floated from Castro's Cuba and made it to Florida on their makeshift rafts should be greeted by welcoming Americans with a cold martini to celebrate.
    He was laugh out loud funny and a kind of a 20th century Will Rogers. He will be missed.

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