Quote of the Day - Politics Edition

Quote of the Day - Politics Edition

Here’s the question that puzzles me: why do so many people who view politics as a dismal parade, and hold such a low opinion of politicians, seem so willing to entertain massive expansions of the government? What do they think is going to happen to the amount of politics infusing their lives, if the government nationalizes a few more industries, and racks up a couple trillion more in deficit spending? -- Dr. Zero

That was found at John Hawkins' site in his 40 best political quotes of 2009 post. Do read the rest.

Runner up:

We seem to be moving steadily in the direction of a society where no one is responsible for what he himself did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did, either in the present or in the past. -- Thomas Sowell