When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
Think what evil creeps liberals would be if their plans to enfeeble the individual, exhaust the economy, impede the rule of law, and cripple national defense were guided by a coherent ideology instead of smug ignorance. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It’s a promissory note that doesn’t actually promise anything. It’s not backed by gold or silver. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas – fascism, communism, the atomic bomb. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
We will win an election when all the seats in the House and Senate and the chair behind the desk in the Oval Office and the whole bench of the Supreme Court are filled with people who wish they weren’t there. P. J. O'Rourke Read Quote
