There is no nonsense so arrant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action.

Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

Bob Wells
Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.

Chester Bowles (1901 - 1986)
After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.

Fred Thompson, Speech before the Commonwealth Club of California
You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.

George W. Bush (1946 - ), Speech on May 17, 2002
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.

H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.

H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office.

H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959