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Government isn't a good way to solve problems ... [G]overnment is concerned mostly with self-perpetuation and is subject to fantastic ideas about its own capabilities. ... [G]overnment is wasteful of the nation's resources, immune to common sense and subject to pressure from every half-organized bouquet of assholes. ... [G]overnment is distrustful of and disrespectful toward average Americans while being easily gulled by Americans with money, influence or fame.

P. J. O'Rourke's Popular Quotes

Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.

- P. J. O'Rourke

Most of the people who have grabbed hold of climate change and greenhouse gases, pollution, oil dependency - they have another motive, and their moti…

- P. J. O'Rourke

Microeconomics is about money you don't have, and macroeconomics is about money the government is out of.

- P. J. O'Rourke

Last year, on a long car trip, I was listening to Rush Limbaugh shout. I usually agree with Rush Limbaugh; therefore I usually don't listen to him. I…

- P. J. O'Rourke

When a thing defies physical law, there's usually politics involved.

- P. J. O'Rourke

In the American political system, you're only allowed to have real ideas if it's absolutely guaranteed that you can't win an election

- P. J. O'Rourke

If we're free to do what we want, why does government always have a plan for us?

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Politics is the art of achieving prestige and power without merit.

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Politicians are wonderful people as longa as they stay away from things they don't understand, such as working for a living.

- P. J. O'Rourke