Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty.

People have a right to my food, a right to my housing, and a right to my good job for my decent pay.

A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.

The key ingredient of politics is the idea that all of society's ills can be cured politically. It's like a cookbook where the recipe for everything is to fry it. The fruit cocktail is fried.

Dating is the social engagement with the threat of sex at its conclusion.

Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what you are doing is nice, it will be immediately evident.

Politics is the art of achieving prestige and power without merit.