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Sound Bites of Political Wisdom
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
-- G. Gordon Liddy
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
-- George Bernard Shaw
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
-- Douglas Casey (1992)
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
-- P.J. O'Rourke
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to give at the expense of everybody else.
-- Frederic Bastiat
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
-- Ronald Reagan (1986)
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the acts.
-- Will Rogers
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.
-- P.J. O'Rourke
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.
-- Pericles (430 B.C.)
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
-- Mark Twain (1866)
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
-- Mark Twain
Talk is cheap-except when Congress does it. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.
-- Ronald Reagan
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
-- Winston Churchill
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
-- Mark Twain
We 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
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
-- Edward Langley
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Dear Friends,
The State Convention is only a few days away and I feel a real sense of urgency.
I need you to help me spread the word.
As many of you know, I've been spending 6 hours a night for the last couple weeks hosting these Town Hall events all over Utah. The response has been phenomenal and it has been refreshing for me to meet so many kindred spirits. I have been pleasantly surprised to discover that the majority of the people out there feel the same way that you and I do.
At the end of my Town Hall meetings, I ask people if I can count on their vote and about
9 out of every 10 people who attend say "YES, you've got my vote!" The only problem is that I haven't been able to reach as many of the delegates as I would like and time is running out. That's where I need your help.
Would you be willing to
call or e-mail 10 other State Delegates to just say
"hi there...I'm a State Delegate too and I'm just calling to say that I met Dan Oaks and he earned my vote. I believe he's the right choice for Governor of Utah. Please consider voting for Dan. Thank you...Have a great evening!" If each of you did this, we could reach everyone before the Convention.
This one grass roots effort would turn the tide on Herbert and his big money friends and send a message to everyone in government!
If you are willing to make 10 phone calls or send 10 e-mail messages, please send contact
info@danoaks.com and I will send you a list of 10 names of people to contact.
This is truly "government of the people, by the people, for the people" in action!
Best wishes,
Dan Oaks
Utah's Next Governor
Click here to see last week's message.
Click here to see the message from 2 weeks ago.
