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 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

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ~ James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)

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

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

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. ~ Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)

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)

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. ~ Will Rogers

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! ~ P.J. O'Rourke   

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. ~ Mark Twain (1866)

Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.
                 
The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. ~ Ronald Reagan                      
           
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
                
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. ~ Mark Twain
                     
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. ~ Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
           
There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress. ~ Mark Twain
                         
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. ~ Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)           
                 
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. ~ Thomas Jefferson