A jocular definition of a baby has been cited in print since at least 1937: "A baby is an alimentary canal with a loud mouth at one end and without responsibility at the other." Ronald…
"Government is like (a) fire" is a quotation frequently credited to George Washington (1732-1799), but there's no evidence that he said it. "Government is like a fire, which if…
George Washington is often quoted with this statement: "Government is not reason, it is not eloquence — it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. Never for a…
"Government is organized crime" is a popular anti-government saying. "Taxation is theft" is a frequent associated saying. "The government is organized crime" (said by…
American philosopher and Harvard professor Robert Nozick (1938-2002) wrote in 1989: "There are some things we choose to do together through government in solemn marking of our human…
"Politics is sports for nerds" was cited on Twitter on September 1, 2010. The expression was seldom used until NBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver said on March 6, 2016:…
"Government is a corporation in the limit. Government is the biggest corporation, with a monopoly on violence, and where you have no recourse. So, if you don't like corporations, you…
"Government is the enemy until you need a friend" is a saying of William Cohen, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator from Maine. The Washington (DC) Post's E. J. Dionne…
The musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993) often spoke about politics, usually in defense of Constitutional first amendment protections of the freedom of speech and expression. In The Real Frank Zappa…
"The state is the mafia pretending to be a human rights organization" is a saying that has been shown on many images. "Government is the mafia pretending to be a human rights…
"Government is the violation of free will masquerading as the protection of it" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Illuminate The Delusions on January 7, 2021. It's not…
A statement about the inefficiency of government was posted on X/Twitter by American businessman, attorney, lobbyist, and politician. Andrew Yang on March 26, 2020: "Government may be the only…
"Goverment philosophy: If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is" is a jocular saying that's been printed on many bumper stickers. The usual proverb is, of course, "If it…
"Authoritarianism/ Communism/ Government/ Liberalism/ Marxism/ Progressivism/ Socialism/ Statism: Ideas so good, they have to be mandatory" is a political saying that has been printed on…
"Government: If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solutions" is a saying that has been printed on an image. "GOVERNMENT: If you think the problems…
"It doesn't matter how many resources you have. If you don't know how to use them, they will never be enough" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The images show a…
"Government: The brilliant idea that we should stop lunatics from lying, murdering, and stealing from us by hiring lunatics to lie, murder, and steal from us" is a saying that has been…
"Government((s) can't profit from self-sufficient people" (or "Governments & corporations can't profit from self-sufficient people") is a saying that has been…
"Governments are funded by force because they intend to do things that you would otherwise refuse to fund" (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Government is Bad on June 15,…
“Governments are the only vessels that leak from the top" is a popular government saying referring to the leaking of information. A sailing vessel leaks water from the bottom. On November 9,…