“The statesman shears the sheep, the politician skins them”
"The statesman shears the sheep, the politician skins them" is from Austin O'Malley's book, Keystones of Thought (1914). O'Malley's thought has been included in many…
“The strongest weapon in the United States is a patriotic American”
"The strongest weapon in the United States is a patriotic American" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship of the saying is unknown. "The strongest weapon in…
“The suck”
'The suck" is a popular U.S. Marine Corps expression for a miserable situation or place. "That's what the suck gives you" was cited in print in 1979, but there is oral…
“The Supreme Court follows the election returns” (“Judges follow the election returns”)
"No matther whether th' constitution follows h' flag or not, th' Supreme Coort follows th' election returns" wrote Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) in 1901, through his…
“The Supreme Court is really just a regular court with tomatoes and sour cream”
"The Supreme Court is really just a regular court with tomatoes and sour cream" is a joke that was told on the television show Late Night with Conan O'Brien, probably in 1999. The…
“The Supreme Court isn’t final because it’s supreme, it’s supreme because it’s final”
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson (1892-1954) wrote in the concurring opinion in Brown v. Allen (1953): "There is no doubt that if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial…
“The system cannot be fixed by the system”
"The system cannot be fixed by the system" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The system" means the political system, the government. Writing to an elected…
“The system didn’t fail. The system worked. That’s the problem”
"The system didn't fail. The system worked. That's the problem" is a saying that has been printed on several images. "Yes, the system worked. THAT'S THE PROBLEM"…
“The system isn’t broken. It was built that way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It was built this way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It was designed that way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It was designed this way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It was made that way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It was made this way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system isn’t broken. It’s fixed”
"The system isn't broken. It's fixed" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "The system" usually refers to the political system and the monetary system,…
“The system was never broken. It was built this way”
"The system isn't broken. It was made this way" (or "The system was never broken. It was built this way" is a saying that has been printed on many images. “The system”…
“The system will have you thinking ‘legal’ means ‘right’, but remember slavery was legal”
Many laws are bad, written by rich and powerful interests. "The system got y'all thinking 'legal' means 'right.' Reminder: Slavery was 'legal'" is a…
“The system works because you work”
"The system works because you work" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is shown on an image on Istari Lasterfahrer – The System Works Because Me Work (July…
“The tax code is longer than the Bible, but without the good news”
The U.S. tax code is long. "The whole tax code, students say, is longer than the Bible, the Talmud and the Koran combined," Richard Strout wrote in the Christian Science Monitor in 1984.…
“The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back”
"The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying…