The subculture of felons is in great vogue among adolescents. Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and so forth allow us Republicans to say to America's young people, 'We be thugs.' The GOP may capture the youth vote at last. P. J. O'Rourke adolescentamericacapture share on social
Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective. P. J. O'Rourke carefullychildconcept Change image and share on social
Why can't death - if we must have it - be always glorious, as in 'The Iliad?' P. J. O'Rourke deathgloriousiliad Change image and share on social
Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country. P. J. O'Rourke archetypalcountrydaniel Change image and share on social
There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences. P. J. O'Rourke basicconsequencedamn Change image and share on social
The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise. P. J. O'Rourke adventureamericanbad share on social
Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort. P. J. O'Rourke endlessforeignergod Change image and share on social
The car provided Americans with an enviable standard of living. You could not get a steady job with high wages and health and retirement benefits working on the General Livestock Corporation assembly line putting udders on cows. P. J. O'Rourke americanassemblybenefit share on social
I grew up going to public school, and they were huge public schools. I went to a school that had 3,200 kids, and I had grade school classes with 40-some kids. Discipline was rigid. Most of the learning was rote. It worked. P. J. O'Rourke classdisciplinegrade share on social
I'm a member of the 1960s generation. We didn't have any wisdom. P. J. O'Rourke 1960sgenerationmember Change image and share on social
