“In my many years I have come to a conclusion that …
that one useless man is a shame,  
two [useless men] is a law firm
and
three or more [useless men] is a government.”   ~JOHN ADAMS~

“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” (Would the Observer qualify?)  ~MARK TWAIN~

“I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.”  ~WINSTON CHURCHILL~

“A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of  Paul.”  ~GEORGE BERNARD SHAW~