All P.J. O'Rourke Quotes
- When you think of the good old days, think one word: dentistry. Days
- You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. ... Government contains impure ingredients - as anybody who's looked at Congress can… Advertising
- The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 - to… American
- Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement… Anybody
- There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself. Business
- Collectivism doesn't work because it's based on a faulty economic premise. There is no such thing as a person's "fair share" of wealth. The gross… Any
- You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal. Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes… Belts
- We're told cars are wasteful. Wasteful of what? Oil did a lot of good sitting in the ground for millions of years. We're told cars… Ago
- When politics are used to allocate resources, the resources all end up being allocated to politics. All
- This country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Country
- Smoking is very bad for you and should only be done because it looks so good. People who don't smoke have a terrible time finding… Bad
- Long conversations with pals when neither you nor they have had a drink can be a test of palship. Communication
- I didn't see any NRA officials killing babies in Waco... Any
- [T]he Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious… Abuse
- In case we have to shoot Democrats. It happened during the Civil War, and it could happen again. Case
- Imagine if all of life were determined by majority rule. Every meal would be a pizza. Every pair of pants, even those in a Brooks… All
- If we want the whole world to be rich, we need to start loving wealth. In the difference between poverty and plenty, the problem is… Capitalism
- During the mid-1980s dairy farmers decided there was too much cheap milk at the supermarket. So the government bought and slaughtered 1.6 million dairy cows.… Anything Like
- The purpose of a funeral service is to comfort the living. It is important at a funeral to display excessive grief. This will show others… Comfort
- When a government controls both the economic power of individuals and the coercive power of the state ... this violates a fundamental rule of happy… All