Abiit sed non oblita | P.J. O’Rourke, A Man in Full

Twain once said, "Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand," emphasizing the power of satire to expose the truth and make people think critically about their beliefs and actions. He also believed that the best satire was rooted in truth, and that the satirist had a responsibility to accurately portray the society they were criticizing.

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Abiit sed non oblita | P.J. O’Rourke, A Man in Full

April 1, 2023
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“Whom the gods love, die young.”
Menander (341-290 BCE)

“My mother was a Protestant, of a traditional American, vague kind: she belonged to the church that the nice people in the neighbourhood went to. My wife is a Catholic, the kids are Catholic, so I’m a Catholic fellow-traveller.”

Legacy | Toledo Ohio

“Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.”

“America wasn’t founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.”

MLive | Ann Arbor Michigan

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.”

“It’s better to spend money like there’s no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there’s no money.”

Rolling Stone

“When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.”

“If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.”

“The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.”

“Not much was really invented during the Renaissance, if you don’t count modern civilization.”

“No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it’s probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.”

 

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