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October 16, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I disagree with you, but I’m pretty sure you’re not Hitler”

Jon Stewart announced his October 30, 2010 "The Rally to Restore Sanity" on Comedy Central's The Daily Show on September 16, 2010. Stewart suggested one sign: "I disagree with…

October 28, 2011
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I do not find in Christianity one redeeming feature” (Jefferson?)

In October 2011, a California atheist group put up a billboard with the following anti-Christian saying attributed to founding father Thomas Jefferson: "I do not find in Christianity one…

January 19, 2024
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I do whatever I can to fight poverty. Only the other day I punched a tramp”

The saying "fight poverty" doesn't mean to attack poor people, but there are jokes. "I saw an amazing looking girl the other day wearing a T-Shirt that said 'Fight…

November 21, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t always ignore government health advice, but when I do, I end up healthier”

"I don't always ignore government health advice, but when I do, I end up healthier" is an anti-government saying. Government's health advice might be influenced by milllions of…

August 7, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero”

"I have certain rules I live by. My first rule: I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero" is a saying credited to American stand-up comedian George Carlin…

March 25, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t call them illegal firearms. They’re undocumented protection devices and I keep them…”

"Undocumented" guns have been compared to "undocumented" Americans. "I don't have any 'assault weapons' - they are either defense weapons or undocumented…

August 29, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t care which party is in control. I don’t want to be controlled”

"I don't care which party is in control. I (just) don't want to be controlled" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "I DON'T CARE WHICH PARTY IS…

August 29, 2022
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t care which party is in control. I just don’t want to be controlled”

"I don't care which party is in control. I (just) don't want to be controlled" is a political saying that has been printed on many images. "I DON'T CARE WHICH PARTY IS…

December 31, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikiquote: Boss TweedWilliam Marcy Tweed (3 April 1823 - 12 April 1878), known as Boss Tweed, was an American politician and political boss of Tammany Hall who became an…

April 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t have to respect your beliefs, I have to respect your right to hold those beliefs…”

"I don't have to respect your beliefs, I have to respect your right to hold those beliefs. The beliefs themselves command no inherent respect" and "I don't have to respect…

April 28, 2023
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t have to respect your beliefs. I’ll respect your right to hold those beliefs…”

"I don't have to respect your beliefs, I have to respect your right to hold those beliefs. The beliefs themselves command no inherent respect" and "I don't have to respect…

April 16, 2025
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t know why doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today”

"Why do doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today" (or "IDK why doctors only give stickers to kids? Like hello I was also brave today") is a saying…

August 22, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t like the fact that my chances of survival seem to be linked to the common sense of others”

"I don't like the fact that my chances of survival seem to be linked to the common sense of others" is a Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic saying that has been printed on many images.…

September 21, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t make jokes—I just watch the government and report the facts” (Will Rogers)

"I don't make jokes -- I just watch the government and report the facts" (meaning that the government is enough of a joke) is attributed to humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935). Rogers…

April 10, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t need sex because the government fucks me every day”

"I don't need sex. The government fucks/screws me every day" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been put on T-shirts since at least…

April 14, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t need sex because the government screws me every day”

"I don't need sex. The government fucks/screws me every day" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been put on T-shirts since at least…

March 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t need sex. The government fucks me every day”

"I don't need sex. The government fucks/screws me every day" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been put on T-shirts since at least…

March 11, 2021
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t need sex. The government screws me every day”

"I don't need sex. The government fucks/screws me every day" is an anti-government saying that has been printed on many images. The saying has been put on T-shirts since at least…

December 29, 2010
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t need you when I’m right”

"I don't need you when I'm right!" is a political saying that comes from Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long (1895-1960), although the saying has been cited in print since only 1961…

May 17, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I don’t see color.”/“So what do you do at a traffic light?”

"I don't see color" is an expression meaning that the color of someone's skin is not relevant to this person. A traffic light joke takes this expression literally. "'I…

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