--- title: "1 American express Quotes By P.J. O'Rourke" description: "1 American express quotes by P.J. O'Rourke. Plus more from P.J. O'Rourke and more American express sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/p-j-o-rourke-2-11933_america_i-was-having-dinner-in-london-when-event_2145075.jpg" --- > [“I was having dinner…in London…when eventually he got, as the Europeans always do, to the part about “Your country’s never been invaded.” And so I said, “Let me tell you who those bad guys are. They’re us. WE BE BAD.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke-2/i-was-having-dinner-in-london-when-eventually-he-got-as-the-europeans/) [P.J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/p-j-o-rourke-2-11933_america_i-was-having-dinner-in-london-when-event_2145075.jpg) ## More by P.J. 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O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke-2/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-express/p-j-o-rourke-2/#itemlist", "name": "1 American express Quotes By P.J. O'Rourke", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was having dinner…in London…when eventually he got, as the Europeans always do, to the part about “Your country’s never been invaded.” And so I said, “Let me tell you who those bad guys are. They’re us. WE BE BAD. We’re the baddest-assed sons of bitches that ever jogged in Reeboks. We’re three-quarters grizzly bear and two-thirds car wreck and descended from a stock market crash on our mother’s side. You take your Germany, France, and Spain, roll them all together and it wouldn’t give us room to park our cars. 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