Congress Does Quotes by Charley Reese

People who believe in gun control are ignorant, superstitious or stupid.

— Charley Reese

Experience to a politician is like experience to a prostitute - not much to recommend them.

— Charley Reese

Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there…

— Charley Reese

Disregarding the value of religion and believing in egalitarianism are two misconceptions that cause America much trouble today.

— Charley Reese

Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them.…

— Charley Reese

Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible.

— Charley Reese

A government that intended to protect the liberty of the people would not disarm them. A government planning the opposite most certainly and logically…

— Charley Reese

[N]o American should retreat an inch on the right of jurors to acquit if they perceive the law or its administration to be unjust.

— Charley Reese

[Y]ou cannot determine either the truth or the right or wrong of anything with a poll. You can only tabulate people's opinions.

— Charley Reese

If we could manage our own finances the way the Congress does the nation's, we'd all be living in high cotton and eating high…

— Charley Reese

It is a foolish man who believes that the status quo can be maintained indefinitely.

— Charley Reese

There's no dishonor in being forced by a superior power into slavery, but it is an eternal disgrace to voluntarily surrender one's liberty for…

— Charley Reese

We...are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.

— Charley Reese

Credibility, like virginity, can only be lost once and never recovered.

— Charley Reese

Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice…

— Charley Reese