Bad
Joke Monday
The
best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation
with the average voter. Winston Churchill
If
all the economists were laid end to end,
they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw
Instructions
For Life Under
capitalism man exploits man;
under socialism the reverse is true. Polish Proverb We
are imperfect.
We cannot expect perfect government. William Howard Taft
Quote
Of The Week
Many
forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world
of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or
all-wise.
Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of
Government
except for all those others that have been tried from time to time. Winston
Churchill
SOCIAL SECURITY: THE
NUMBERS MAY SURPRISE YOU
By R. Andrew Hudson - Helena Social Security Public Affairs Specialist
Do you know what we do at SS? Here’s a
quiz to help you find out.
1. Number of calls each year to our toll free number - 1-800-772-1213 A. 2.5 million
- B. 57 million
- C. 95 million
Thoughts While Waiting
For The New Legislative Session
All who have meditated on the art of governing
mankind have been convinced
that the fate of empires depends on the education of
youth. Aristotle
No
man is good enough to govern another man
without that other's consent. Abraham Lincoln
A government that is big enough to give you all you want
is big enough to take away all you have. Barry Goldwater
Democracy is a government where you can say what you think
even if you don't think. Author Unknown
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the
Constitution.
(It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead,
read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings
for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National. ~George
Will
Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to
clang
against each other. The noise is democracy at work. Michael Novak
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Jokes that go over like a lead balloon
Just absorb the great words of our leaders like:
"Let me tell you my thoughts about tax relief. When your economy is kind
of
ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money."
--- George W. Bush, Boston, Oct. 4, 2002
Good
Service Tip Of The Week
I'm
tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work.
Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. Alexander
Woollcott
Fifty
Cents an HourThe Builders and Boomtowns of
the Fort Peck Dam A great Montana book by Helena author/historian Lois Lonnquistwww.FortPeckBoomtowns.com
Classics
From The Capital City Blessed
are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt. Herbert Hoover
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting. Tom Stoppard
The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ~Louis
Brandeis
People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the
people.
Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who
make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. Walter H.
Judd
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has
over two hundred varieties of cheese? Charles de Gaulle, about France
Want
something better for the kids? Western
Family TV has it. Channel 34
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Proverbs 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
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Oh Thank You, Thank You, I needed to know
this! Everybody
wants to eat at the government's table,
but nobody wants to do the dishes. Werner Finck
OWIM
(Oh Well It’s Monday)
If
Columbus had an advisory committee
he would probably still be at the dock. Arthur Goldberg
The Writer's Block
The
Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there
are
1,322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but government regulations
on
the sale of cabbage total 26,911 words. National Reviewn
The
Final Word From Treebranch
Democracy
is the only system that persists in asking the powers
that be whether they are the powers that ought to be. Sydney J. Harris
The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from
ambush.
It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and
undernourishment. Robert M. Hutchins
It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the
invisible processes of a huge and distant government. John Gardner
When government accepts responsibility for people,
then people no longer take responsibility for themselves. George
Pataki
No nation is fit to set in judgment upon any other nation. ~Woodrow
Wilson
It's every American's duty to support his government, but not necessarily
in the style to which it has become accustomed. Thomas Clifford
Information is the currency of democracy. Thomas Jefferson
Democracy is like a raft:
It won't sink, but you will always have your feet wet. Russell B. Long
It is error alone which needs the support of government.
Truth can stand by itself. Thomas Jefferson
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