Cases Quote by P. J. O'Rourke Download Open image “In case we have to shoot Democrats. It happened during the Civil War, and it could happen again.” — P. J. O'Rourke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cases Civil war Democracy Democrat During the civil war Gun Happened Happens War
If President Obama or any president ever attempts gun confiscation in America, there should be and will be a second civil war. — Tom Tancredo Copy Share Image
In Chicago 3,000 people have been shot since January 1st. We're not going to let that happen. Our inner cities are almost at an… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back. — Dominique de Villepin Copy Share Image
Together we can, and must, make gun violence a thing of the past. — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Universal background checks work. You keep the guns out of the hands of dangerous people. That shouldn't be partisan - that should be something… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
This is one of the major problems we have. By the way, it was endorsed by leadership on both sides of the aisle and… — John Dingell Copy Share Image
It's one thing to earnestly try but fail to bring the two sides together. Though Democrats will deny it, that was the case with… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
So we, Democrats, have a responsibility there, every one of us, both to try to treat the Republicans with respect and as human beings… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
We have reached the time when it is morally right to "shoot the bastards", but it is not yet practical to do so. — Vin Suprynowicz Copy Share Image
Absolutely without firing a shot and instead of 175,000 American troops deployed overseas we now have 15,000. — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The Democrats said, "We don't know what's wrong with America, but we can fix it." The Republicans said, "There's nothing wrong with America, and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
At Epcot Center the Disney corporation has focused its attention on two things greatly in need of Disneyfication: the tedious future and the annoying… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
So-called Western Civilization, as practised in half of Europe, some of Asia and a few parts of North America, is better than anything else… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
My whole family can talk. They are all car salesmen. They are all funny. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Gun violence has cost us too many political leaders, and hardly ever the worst ones. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Journalists are notoriously easy to kid. All you have to do is speak to a journalist in a very serious tone of voice, and… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
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. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
The time that one gains cannot be accumulated in a storehouse; it is contradictory to want to save up existence, which, the fact is,… — Simone de Beauvoir Copy Share Image
It can sometimes make people fold into themselves and kind of run away, but I think in this case these characters are being forced… — Emily Deschanel Copy Share Image
I'd always have grease in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to… — Gaylord Perry Copy Share Image
Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is… — Yusuf al-Qaradawi Copy Share Image
You gonna take the case?" It's not a case. It's a missing person. Sort of." You're gonna have a devil of a time finding… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Every wife ought to answer for her man. If the husband be engaged in a seditious club, or drinks mysterious healths, or be frugal… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of a few… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
If you followed the media you'd think that everybody in Africa was starving to death, and that's not the case; so it's important to… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not… — Sam Branson Copy Share Image
He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image