“The peasants are revolting” (“The people are revolting”)
"The peasants/people are revolting" is a joke, playing of the meanings of "revolting" ("rebelling" and "disgusting"). The Peasants Are Revolting (1971), by…
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“The penalty for not participating in politics is to be governed by your inferiors”
The philosopher Plato (428/427 BC – 348/347 BC) wrote this, from the English translation of Republic 347c: "That is perhaps why to seek office oneself and not await compulsion is thought…
“The Pentagon was originally going to just be a square, but the contractor kept cutting corners”
The Pentagon is a five-sided building that is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. A…
“The people against voter ID wanted you to show vaccine papers”
"The people against voter ID wanted you to show vaccine papers" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "Notice, the same people against voter ID insist on vaccine…
“The people get the government they deserve”
Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) wrote in 1811: "Toute nation a le gouvernement qu'elle merite." ("Every nation has the government it deserves.") De Maistre was credited with…
“The people have spoken—the bastards!”
Democratic politician and strategist Dick Tuck ran for the California State Senate in 1966, but finished second in a crowded field. When asked by a television newsman for his reaction, Tuck said:…
“The people have spoken…and they must be punished”
New York City Mayor Ed Koch (1924-2013) lost the 1989 Democratic primary to David Dinkins. Many people didn't like Dinkins as mayor; wherever Koch appeared, people would ask if he'd run…
“The people on the ‘right side of history’ are usually fighting for freedom and liberty…”
"The people on the ‘right side of history’ are usually fighting for freedom and liberty, not censorship and reeducation camps" (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Kevin…
“The people stand up for royalty. The queen sits down for royal tea”
"Royalty" sounds like "royal tea." A pun was posted on the website Pun of the Day and then on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.humor.puns on September 19, 1999: "The people…
“The people that want to own everything are telling us we will be happy with owning nothing”
“You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy” is a saying that the World Economic Forum has popularized since 2016, and has been associated with its plans for a Great Reset. "The people…
“The people who currently own this world don’t care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled”
"The people who currently own this world don't care which ruler you choose. They care only that you keep choosing to be ruled" is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
“The people who take memes seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”
"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…
“The people who take politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them”
"The people who take memes/politicians seriously are the same people who think the stripper likes them" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The stripper does not…
“The people who told you everything was fine because they were in control will shift to saying…”
"Hours ago, we saw the biggest bank failure in the US since 2008. Soon, the people who told you everything was fine because they were in control, will shift to saying that everything is going…
“The people who told you you don’t need guns and walls have surrounded themselves with…”
"Just remember, the people who told you that we don't need guns and walls have surrounded themselves by guns and walls" was posted on Twitter by Seattle Independent on January 18,…
“The people who write instructions for places like IKEA must be in good shape. All that manual labor”
"Manual labor" (physical work) doesn't involve writing instruction manuals, but there are jokes. "Does writing an instruction book count as manual labor?" was posted on…
“The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up”
"The people you’re afraid to offend don’t like you anyway, so stop being afraid to stand up" is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying was posted on Facebook by…
“The performer is available for a limited number of cancellations”
American pianist and composer Oscar Levant (1906-1972) and Russian-born American classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) both became notorious for cancelling concerts. Levant joked (by at…
“The person I see in the self checkout camera is not who I am in my heart”
No one seems to look good in a store's self checkout camera. This has the reputation for making people look even worse than passport photos or driver's license photos. "I never look…
“The person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it” (success/failure proverb)
"The person who aims at nothing is sure to hit it" is similar to other sayings, such as "if you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." The…