The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world it's own shame.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) 

The constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
John Ciardi 

The first casualty when war comes is truth.
Hiram Johnson  , 1917

The minute you read something you can't understand, you can almost be sure it was drawn up by a lawyer.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) 

The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That -- with the squalid cash interpretation put on the word success -- is our national disease.
William James (1842-1910) 

The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.
Tacitus (A.D. 55?-130?) 

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 

The short memories of American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) 

The trade of governing has always been monopolized by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.
Thomas Paine 

There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.
Hubert H. Humphrey