P. J. O’Rourke Quotes

You can’t get rid of poverty by giving people money.
- P. J. O’Rourke

The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter.
- P. J. O’Rourke

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
- P.J. O’Rourke

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
- P. J. O’Rourke

Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy, the whores are us.
- P. J. O’Rourke

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
- P. J. O’Rourke

A nation with a goofy foreign policy needs a very serious policy of defense.
- P. J. O’Rourke

Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system.
- P.J. O’Rourke

Making fun of born again Christians is like hunting dairy cows with a high powered rifle and scope.
- P. J. O’Rourke

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
- P.J. O’Rourke