Democracy is an abuse of statistics. ~ Jorge Luis Borges
Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. ~ H. L. Mencken
Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. ~ Sydney J. Harris
Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith
Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us. ~ P. J. O'Rourke
Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there. ~ P. J. O'Rourke
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. ~ Jonathan Swift
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ~ P. J. O'Rourke
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. ~ Bill Owens
Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits. ~ Dale Dauten
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. ~ Jonathan Mayhew
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor. ~ James Russell Lowell
