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Politicians, after all, are not over a year behind public opinion.
Will Rogers
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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.
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There is no argument in the world that carries the hatred that a relioious belief does. The more learned a man is, the less consideration he has for another man's belief.
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Candidates have been telling you that if elected they would 'pull you from this bog hole of financial misery.' Now is a good chance to get even with 'em, by electing 'em, just to prove what a liar they are.
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Lord, the money we do spend on Government and it's not one bit better than the government we got for one-third the money twenty years ago.
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There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing.
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People that pay for things never complain. It's the guy you give something to that you can't please.
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You can't fool all of the people all of the time. But it isn't necessary.
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All one has to do to get one's stuff in the Congressional Record is to find a stenographer that can stay awake long enough to take it down. Then you mark in the 'Applause' and 'Laughter' parts yourself.
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You know, a Communist's whole life work is based on complaint of how everything is done.... So if they ever get their country running good they will defeat their own cause.
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Common sense is not an issue in politics--it's an affliction.
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The budget is like a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, then reaches in and tries to pull real ones out.
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