“Run, Congress Is In Session!”
In light of what is happening currently with our Government, I thought the following quotations would be appropriate. (AP)
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.” (James Bovard, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty)
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“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.” (Will Rogers)
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“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” (Thomas Jefferson)
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“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” (Mark Twain)
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“No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” (Judge Gideon Tucker)
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“I went to the store the other day to buy a bolt for our front door, for as I told the storekeeper, the governor was coming here. ‘Aye,’ said he, ‘and the Legislature too.’ ‘Then I will take two bolts,’ said I. He said that there had been a steady demand for bolts and locks of late, for our protectors were coming.” (Henry David Thoreau)
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“When I see a congressman giving his opinion on something, I always wonder if it represents his real opinion or if it represents an opinion that he’s designed in order to be elected. It seems to be a central problem for politicians. So I often wonder: what is the relation of integrity to working in the government?” (Richard Feynman)
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“The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” (Ronald Reagan)
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Catalyst Quotes 