“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
Never wear anything that panics the cat.
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
As I get older, all sorts of things become less funny. Once one has children, any cruelty involving children becomes far less amusing than when one was at the mercy of one's friends' and relatives' children.