New Quote (author unknown) - political

[PharmBoy]

"Conservatives want everyone to live the life they choose, individually. Liberals want to ride herd on everyone, period. Majority rule is not a liberal ideal. RULING OVER the majority is their dream…. one crazy law at a time."   

[Chrisj CMA]

Polititions are like a baby's diapers.  They need changing often and for the same reasons     

[RP#62]

When I die, I want to be buried in Chicago so that I can remain politically active.

-RP

[JimL]

Winston Churchill has some of the best quotes of all time.....



"The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes"

[Momz]

Silence is Golden,...Duct Tape is Silver

[Jess from VA]

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
       
George Bernard Shaw, Everybody's Political What's What? (1944) ch. 30
  Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

[Serk]

Sorry... I got a little carried away... All of these are from Ronald Reagan...


"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. "

"All great change in America begins at the dinner table. "

"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! "

"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong. "

"Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. "

"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15. "

"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions. "

"To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last - but eat you he will. "

"Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. "

"Don't be afraid to see what you see. "

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. "

"Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets. "

"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. "

"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. "

"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. "

"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"

"Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. "

"How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin. "

"I've never been able to understand why a Republican contributor is a 'fat cat' and a Democratic contributor of the same amount of money is a 'public-spirited philanthropist'. "

"Man is not free unless government is limited. "

[JimL]

Serk, Regan definitely had some of the all time comebacks/quotes, and his are among my favorites.  Here is another favorite of mine by Winston Churchill.  This one came as Churchill was leaving the House of Commons in 1946 while he was being harassed by Labor Party member Bessie Braddock for being intoxicated:

Braddock: Winston, you are drunk, and what's more, you are disgustingly drunk.

Churchill: Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what's more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.

[Spirited-6]

Braddock: Winston, you are drunk, and what's more, you are disgustingly drunk.

Churchill: Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what's more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.

I remember that ! Damn------ WAS I THERE ?? 

[Jess from VA]

My favorite Churchill quote (I think from his youth in the Boer war), was

"There's nothing more exhilarating than being shot at without result."

[PharmBoy]

My favorite Churchill quote (I think from his youth in the Boer war), was

"There's nothing more exhilarating than being shot at without result."

First time that I had ever heard that one, but I can personally attest to its validity...JTL 

[Jess from VA]

It was my screen saver for many years.

Fortunately I was never shot at on purpose, but have had a couple range and trap/skeet incidents over the years that were closer than I liked. 

"OK bub, now you stand there and I'll shoot your hat off...........with my 12 gauge"

[PharmBoy]

I'd have told him, "Just wait a second and I'll throw it up for ya"....JTL