Congress no longer declares war or makes budgets. So that's the end of the constitution as a working machine.

Our form of democracy is bribery, on the highest scale.

There's a lot to be said for being nouveau riche, and the Reagans mean to say it all.

The unfed mind devours itself.

We are the United States of Amnesia, we learn nothing because we remember nothing.

Democracy is supposed to give you the feeling of choice, like Painkiller X and Painkiller Y. But they're both just aspirin.

Write something, even if it's just a suicide note.

Persuading the people to vote against their own best interests has been the awesome genius of the American political elite from the beginning.

The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.

You know, I've been around the ruling class all my life, and I've been quite aware of their total contempt for the people of the country.

That loyal retainer of the Chase Manhattan Bank, the American president.

The ability to make wise choices is the most valuable skill a person can develop.

I will honor my ancestors in StarClan, but not those who have ever walked in the Dark Forest. Guide my steps wisely, warriors of the past. And warriors of now.

One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality.

We leaders are criticized for a lot of things. It's always true after a band gets up there and is recognized by the public.

Political movements always belong to the young.

Nobody stays exactly the same. You'll definitely know it's Hanson, but we're constantly changing.

Thomas: Is it [my brain] fixed? Brenda: It worked, judging from the fact that you're not trying to kill us anymore.

I believe God will fight my battles for me.

There is no truth sure enough to justify persecution.

Tiffs among the faggots were apparently the stuff of quiet merriment.