Charley Reese

“What you and I need to do is to stop re-electing them.”

“Don't confuse the politician with the patriot.”

“They are the ones who have screwed up our country, and they are the ones who will fix it, if it is to be fixed.”

“The government is a giant corporation with a monopoly on coercion.”

“Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.”

“Taxes are not levied for the benefit of the taxed.”

“These 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.”

“Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They and they alone have the power.”

“They will tell you that they are working for you, but they are working for themselves and for the special interests that finance their campaigns.”

“I don't care if they are Republicans or Democrats. They are all part of the same corrupt system.”

“If you are not outraged, you are not paying attention.”

“One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices. 545 human beings.”

“A <strong class="highlight">governmentstrong> that is big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have.”

“The simple truth is that we have allowed ourselves to be governed by a pack of thieves, fools and scoundrels.”

“Our rights do not come from the government. They come from God. The government's only legitimate function is to protect those rights.”