“A collection of superb hard-hitting humorous comments on govt, politics, bureaucracy”[sic] that just landed in my inbox. Saved here for posterity
“In my many years I have come to a conclusion, … 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.” ~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
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“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 of money from poor
people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.” ~ Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University **
“Giving  money and  power to  government is like giving
whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” ~P.J. O’Rourke,  Civil Libertarian ** “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) **
“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  only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.” ~Mark Twain *** “What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.” ~Edward Langley,  Artist (1928-1995)  
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“A  government big enough to give you everything you want,is strong enough to take everything you have.”
~Thomas Jefferson   ***
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” ~Aesop  
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“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!” ~P.J.  O’Rourke **