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P. J. O'Rourke on Government

1947–2022 United States

← All quotes by P. J. O'Rourke

8 quotes

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

Parliament of Whores (1991)

Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history mankind has been bullied by scum.

Parliament of Whores (1991)

The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.

Parliament of Whores (1991)

No government proposal more complicated than "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private" ever works.

Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.

Parliament of Whores (1991)

Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.

The Liberty Manifesto (1993)

The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

Parliament of Whores (1991)

You know, if government were a product, selling it would be illegal.

The Liberty Manifesto (1993)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: P. J. O'Rourke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.