Drunken Sailor

“It is not true that Congress spends money like a drunken sailor. Drunken sailors spend their own money. Congress spends our money.”
--Art Laffer

Rightful Masters

“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution.”
--Abraham Lincoln

American Idiot

“Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.”
--Mark Twain

Death and Taxes

“The one difference between death and taxes is that death does not get worse every time Congress meets.”
--Will Rogers

Useless Numbers

“In my many years, I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.”
--John Adams