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NODE 4c1e61e4a quote
Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
(unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:

> Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> keys to a 17 year old.

Well, I thought it was amusing. :-)
	Doug
NODE f6c19728Re: a quote
Doug Merritt says:
> Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
> (unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
> 
> > Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> > keys to a 17 year old.

Its from P.J. O'Rourke's "Parliament of Whores".

Perry
NODE 8ed587f4Re: a quote
Doug Merritt writes:

> Sorry to add to the S/N ratio, but I can't resist passing on this
> (unattributed) quote I saw in someone's .sig:
> 
> > Giving power and money to the government is like giving whiskey and
> > keys to a 17 year old.
> 
> Well, I thought it was amusing. :-)

Comes from P.J. O'Rourke's PARLIAMENT OF WHORES.


--Mike