"At the core of liberalism is the spoiled child — miserable, as all spoiled children are, unsatisfied, demanding, ill-disciplined, despotic and useless. Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television, and Bullshit"
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
“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 (1947-2022)
"It remains to be seen which program will cause greater societal damage: China's one-child policy or America's one-parent policy."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"It is a popular delusion that the government wastes vast amounts of money through inefficiency and sloth. Enormous effort and elaborate planning are required to waste this much money."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race"
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"People will tell you anything but what they do is always the truth."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"Lust, Pride, Sloth, and Gluttony, or, as we call them these days, "getting in touch with your sexuality," "raising your self-esteem," "relaxation therapy," and "being a recovered bulimic.""
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
“Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.”
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
“You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they're going.”
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.”
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)
"It remains to be seen which program will cause greater societal damage: China's one-child policy or America's one-parent policy."
—P. J. O'Rourke (1947-2022)