All men are created equal
- Thomas Jefferson

Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.
- Mark Twain

Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote

- Marvin Simkin, LA Times, 1992

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
- Ronald Reagan

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.
- Ronald Reagan

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Give me liberty or give me death.
- Patrick Henry

The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance” .

- Cicero 55 BC

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. 
- Thomas Jefferson

Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler.

- Albert Einstein

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
- Mark Twain

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
- Ronald Reagan

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

Everything I say can be fully substantiated by my own opinion.

-Author unknown

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
- Ronald Reagan

When you disarm the people, you commence to offend them and show that you distrust them either through cowardice or lack of confidence, and both of these opinions generate hatred.
 Niccolo Machiavelli

History is a set of lies agreed upon

– Napoleon Bonaparte

Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.

- Ronald Reagan

Politics have no relation to morals.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
- Winston Churchill

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
 - Ronald Reagan

All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk. 
 - Ronald Reagan

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

How do you tell a communist? Well, it's someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? It's someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
 - Ronald Reagan

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement.
- Ronald Reagan

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.
- Thomas Jefferson

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. 
- Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. 
- Thomas Jefferson

All Animals Are Equal, But Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
 - George Orwell (Book "Animal Farm" regarding Communism)

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
- Wayne Gretzky

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.
- Ronald Reagan

Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

- Author unknown

One son went to sea, the other became Vice President and neither was heard of again.
- Mark Twain

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.
 - Ronald Reagan

Can’t we all just get along?
- Rodney King

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We contend that for a nation to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile—hoping it will eat him last.  
If you have ten thousand regulations, you destroy all respect for the law.
There is no such thing as a good tax. 

 - Winston Churchill

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