The real alternative to power of the rich is not power of the poor. It's just plain power.
P. J. O'RourkeAnyway, 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'RourkeThere's such a self-conscious balance that goes into television. Also, these are not people that think things through.
P. J. O'RourkeWhen Adam Smith was being incomprehensible, he didn't have the luxury of brief, snappy technical terms as a shorthand for incoherence.
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