America's drug war is so stupid that if you pay close attention to just how stupid it is -- it'll drive you… — Jim Hightower America Copy Share Image
Becoming a politician is the only step down I could take from being a journalist. — Jim Hightower Becoming Copy Share Image
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. — Jim Hightower Conformity Copy Share Image
You can't do progressive government from the inside. You have to rally those outsiders and make them a force. — Jim Hightower Force Copy Share Image
Well, I've been in the political arena all of my life, and 10 years of that as a candidate and elected official,… — Jim Hightower Arena Copy Share Image
Banks don't commit crimes. Bankers do. And they won't ever stop if they don't have to pay for their crimes. — Jim Hightower Bankers Copy Share Image
The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit. — Jim Hightower Corporation Copy Share Image
Little ol' boy in the Panhandle told me the other day you can still make a small fortune in agriculture. Problem is,… — Jim Hightower Agriculture Copy Share Image
What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians working for the corporate interests. They are… — Jim Hightower Corporate Copy Share Image
Some of these rich folks seem to think that everything belongs to them and they'll even get to take it with them… — Jim Hightower Dies Copy Share Image
The original Greek word "idiotes" referred to people who might have had a high IQ, but were so self-involved that they focused… — Jim Hightower Common Copy Share Image
Like NASCAR race drivers or PGA golfers, why not require each of the [US presidential] candidates to cover their clothing, briefcases and… — Jim Hightower Briefcases Copy Share Image
So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to… — Jim Hightower Democracy Copy Share Image
Reagan promised everyone a seven-course dinner. Ours turned out to be a possum and a six-pack. — Jim Hightower Courses Copy Share Image
The [Democratic] party is a bank. It collects money and gives it to TV stations. — Jim Hightower Democracy Copy Share Image
The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a… — Jim Hightower Bird Copy Share Image
When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism. — Jim Hightower Journalism Copy Share Image
When Rick Perry says I can do for America what I've done for Texas, pay attention. That's no idle threat. — Jim Hightower America Copy Share Image
If ignorance goes to forty dollars a barrel, I want drilling rights to George Bush's head. — Jim Hightower Barrels Copy Share Image
If you can't be a populist in Arkansas, you ain't going to be a populist in Washington. — Jim Hightower Arkansas Copy Share Image
“The opposite of courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.” — Jim Hightower Courage Copy Share Image
It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the elephants on their backs. — Jim Hightower Animal Copy Share Image
We've got to go to the people with bold ideas and candidates of conviction - we've got to be hotter than high… — Jim Hightower Candidates Copy Share Image
The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there, God should have demanded a damage deposit. — Jim Hightower Bible Copy Share Image
There's nothing in the middle of the road but a yellow stripe and dead armadillos. — Jim Hightower Armadillos Copy Share Image
Organic agriculture is more about fairness and respect than it is about parts-per-billion of pesticide residues — Jim Hightower Agriculture Copy Share Image
The good news, though, is that I find in my political travels that people, as regular citizens, are more interested than ever… — Jim Hightower Administration Copy Share Image
What created democracy was Thomas Paine and Shays' Rebellion, the suffragists and the abolitionists and on down through the populists and the… — Jim Hightower Abolitionist Copy Share Image
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