Best Quote by P. J. O'Rourke Download Open image “Jack Abramoff is the world's best lobbyist - for the Federal Penitentiary System.” — P. J. O'Rourke ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Best Federal Jack System World
“Not surprisingly, this huge American “industry” has huge political clout—with the expansion of prosecutorial and correctional workers’ power, the growing number of lobbyists for… — David Cay Johnston Copy Share Image
If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws.… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
“One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
“A veteran Republican operative from Virginia, Phillips considered himself a specialist in “grasstops” organizing—building a citizen movement atop a corporate-funded campaign. In the 1990s,… — Daniel Schulman Copy Share Image
“Between 1990 and 2005, a new prison opened in the United States every ten days. Prison growth and the resulting “prison-industrial complex”—the business interests… — Bryan Stevenson Copy Share Image
When the power of private prisons is diminished, so, too, is their ability to engage in back-door political lobbying that has an impact on… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
“Lobby—a peculiar institution for bribing, bulldozing, and corrupting the legislators who were supposed to represent the people's interests.” — Jack London Copy Share Image
“Even beyond private prison companies, a whole range of prison profiteers must be reckoned with if mass incarceration is to be undone, including phone… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
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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
Failures happen. You can't cry over them. You just take it in your stride because you know that you have done your best... Sometimes,… — Divya Dutta Copy Share Image
Scepticism and cynicism about politics is so great that one of the best counters to it is what you can do at a local… — Ed Miliband Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
It's no wonder Pep is one of the best coaches in the world. When I knew I could work with him I was very… — Ederson Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges. — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Life is where you love people and use things not use people and love things. — Babloo Copy Share Image
With every product, the delta between the brand and the reality determines its power over the minds of consumers, and with Trump, that delta… — Rick Wilson Copy Share Image
The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The… — Gene Scott Copy Share Image
