Vote Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

11 Vote quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke’s eleven witty takes on voting cut straight to the chase, blending humor with a sharp eye on civic duty. They make a quick, entertaining read for anyone who enjoys a sardonic spin on the ballot box.

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There are a number of Americans who shouldn't vote. The number is 57 percent, to judge by the combined total of Clinton…

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New Hampshire polling data are unreliable because, when you call the Granite State's registered Republicans and independents in the middle of dinner…

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Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of…

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Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per…

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The difference between corporations and governments is governments have a monopoly on force. It's a lot easier to vote with your feet…

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Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed…

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Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the near old and those who hope or…

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The subculture of felons is in great vogue among adolescents. Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and so forth allow us Republicans to say to…

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Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even…

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If we're going to improve the environment, the first thing we should do is duck the government. The second thing we should…

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Money is preferable to politics. It is the difference between being free to be anybody you want and to vote for anybody…

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My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny.

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It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government,…

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Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones.

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Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such…

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Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and…

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I like to think of my behavior in the sixties as a 'learning experience.' Then again, I like to think of anything stupid I've…

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I'll be 56 this year, I've got two kids, and I think it's probably time to go back to writing one-glove jokes.

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Something that comes to us, some gym shoe that comes to us as a result of child labor from a brutal dictatorship, where people…

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Russians not only vehemently despise blacks, they believe Africa begins at the Ukraine border.

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Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

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