Subject: Government (Page 23)

Trickle-down theory – the less than elegant metaphor that if one feeds the horse enough oats, some will pass through to the road for the sparrows.

(1908 – 2006) Canadian-American economist
Government

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half the time.

(1899 – 1985) US author & humorist
Democracy Government People

No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Tax reform is taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven't been taxed before.

(1925 – 2007) humorist & columnist
Government Taxes

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

(1923 – ) German-born diplomat & scholar
Politicians

A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money.

(1934 – 2014) African-American writer
Government Politics

Dictatorship: A place where public opinion can’t even be expressed privately.

Definitions Government

Foot: A politician’s pacifier.

Definitions Politicians

99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Government Lawyers Occupations Work

Why is it that if you take advantage of a tax break and you’re a corporation, you’re a smart businessman, but if you take advantage of something you need to not be hungry, you’re a moocher?

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian
Government Taxes

I Am America (And So Can You!)

Book Titles Government

There ought to be one day – just one – when there is open season on senators.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator
Government Politicians

In Scotland we have a verdict ‘not proven;’ that means ‘not guilty, but don’t do it again.’

Law Places

The seriousness of a wound (in a firefight) is inversely proportional to the distance to any form of cover.

Military

There’s nobody bigger or better at the military than I am.

(1946 – ) American cretin & 45th U.S. president
Government Military

In the halls of justice, the only justice is in the halls.

(1923 – 1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic & satirist
Government Law

Any order that can be misunderstood has been misunderstood.

Military Murphy’s Laws Understanding

The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least amount of hissing.

(1619 – 1683) French statesman
Government Taxes

The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.

(1927 – ) Louisiana politician & governor
Elections/Voting Government

Communism is like one big phone company.

(1923 – 1966) stand-up comedian, writer, social critic & satirist
Government

Government Deficit: The difference between the amount of money the government spends and the amount it has the nerve to collect.

Definitions Government