Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have. P. J. O'Rourke beltcigarettegovernment Change image and share on social
Obama's space policy doesn't differ much from George W. Bush's. P. J. O'Rourke bushdiffergeorge Change image and share on social
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it. P. J. O'Rourke crabgrassdemocratelect share on social
A penny will not buy a penny postcard or a penny whistle or a single piece of penny candy. It will not even, if you're managing the U.S. Mint, buy a penny. P. J. O'Rourke buycandymanage Change image and share on social
I was never a Democrat. I went from Republican to Maoist and then back again. P. J. O'Rourke backdemocratmaoist Change image and share on social
When elites see a homeless person in the gutter, they assume he's saving a parking place. P. J. O'Rourke assumeelitegutter Change image and share on social
You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages. P. J. O'Rourke nationpageread Change image and share on social
Everybody in the Middle East wants to explain why they're right. P. J. O'Rourke eastexplainmiddle Change image and share on social
Preachers at black churches are the last people left in the English-speaking world who know the schemes and tropes of classical rhetoric: parallelism, antithesis, epistrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, periphrasis, litotes - the whole bag of tricks. P. J. O'Rourke antithesisbagblack share on social
