The Democrats planned to fiddle while Rome burned. The Republicans were going to burn Rome, then fiddle. - P. J. O'Rourke - Quotesmemo.com

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In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.

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P. J. O'Rourke

The Democrats planned to fiddle while Rome burned. The Republicans were going to burn Rome, then fiddle.

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Not being a liberal, I have very little grasp of things that I know nothing about.

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There are just two rules of governance in a free society: Mind your own business. Keep your hands to yourself.

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