“If the political culture forbids respectable politicians from raising certain issues, then the electorate will turn to unrespectable ones.” - Mark Steyn

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“I once had a girlfriend who quit journalism and went into PR ‘because it’s more ethical.’” - Glenn Reynolds (prompted by this)

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“You know an economic system whose central conceit is to promote equality by transferring wealth from the have-mores to the have-nots has failed when it seeks to transfer wealth from the poor to government.” - “Jehuda”

Via (and Related):  R.S.McC.

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“When charming leftists stick their noses into things they don’t understand they become ratchet-jawed purveyors of monkey-doodle and baked wind.  They are piddlers upon merit, beggars at the door of accomplishment, thieves of livelihood, envy-coddling tax lice applauding themselves for giving away other people's money.  They are the lap dogs of the poly sci-class, returning to the vomit of collectivism.  They are pig herders tending that sow-who-eats-her-young, the welfare state.  They are muck-dwelling bottom-feeders growing fat on the worries and disappointments of the electorate.  They are the ditch carp of democracy.” - P.J. O’Rourke

HT: Tam

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“There is only one essential principle our new culture needs to remember and embody and it’s this: liberty is better than slavery.  This principle alone implies a moral order and a human purpose.” - Andrew Klavin

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“Remember, the Republicans tell you that government is the problem, get elected, and prove themselves right.” - Robb Allen

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“Do not trust men who spend hours and hours pondering the intricate messaging and social cues their clothes are sending.” - Ace

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“Anything that can’t be repaired with duct tape can be repaired with cable ties.  And if it can’t be repaired with cable ties, then it isn’t worth fixing and you probably shouldn’t have bought it in the first place.” - Steven Den Beste

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“You aren’t a citizen in the eyes of the governing class, you are simply either a dependent of the state or a revenue stream.” - DrewM.

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“Just as you fix your economy by letting bad banks and other businesses fail, so the capital can be freed up for new, better replacements, you fix your political economy by letting bad politicians fail, so that your own political capital can be deployed to better politicians.  What is the difference between keeping a zombie bank in business because it is ‘your’ zombie bank, and keeping a zombie politician like Arlen Specter in business because he is ‘your’ zombie politician?” - Bill Quick

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