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The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.

The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.

Will Rogers
Prayer, Humorous, Party
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

There's no way in the world you're going to make a political party respectable unless you keep it out of office.

Will Rogers
Party, Office, Political

There is no argument in the world that carries the hatred that a relioious belief does. The more learned a man is, the less consideration he has for another man's belief.

Will Rogers
Men, Hatred, Doe
Paula Love, Will Rogers (1972). “The Will Rogers book”, Texian Pr

There are three types of men in the world. One type learns from books. One type learns from observations. And one type just has to urinate on the electric fence himself.

Will Rogers
Book, Men, Three

It sure did kick up some excitement in the Senate when one Senator called the other Senators 'sons of Wild jackasses.' Well, if you thought it made the Senators hot, you wait till you see what happens when the jackasses hear how they have been slandered.

Will Rogers
Son, America, Waiting
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.53, Rowman & Littlefield

The problem ain't what people know. It's what people know that ain't so that's the problem.

Will Rogers
People, Problem, Knows

I don't think either one of them knows what it's all about, to be honest with you. Both sides are doing nothing but just looking towards the next election.

Will Rogers
Thinking, Sides, Politics
Will Rogers (1983). “Radio broadcasts of Will Rogers”, Oklahoma State Univ Pr

She was so ugly she could make a mule back away from an oat bin.

Will Rogers
Sarcastic, Ugly, Mules

It would drive a person crazy to dope out really what does divide the two parties. Prosperity don't divide the two parties, for under either administration the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

Will Rogers
Crazy, Party, Dope
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.159, Rowman & Littlefield

You could transfer Congress over to run Standard Oil or General Motors, and they would have both things bankrupt in two years.

Will Rogers
Running, Business, Years
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling (1995). “Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)”, M Evans & Company

Communism is like prohibition, it is a good idea, but it won't work.

Will Rogers
Ideas, Communism, Prohibition
'Weekly Articles' (1981) vol. 3, p. 93 (first published 1927)

Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need.

Will Rogers
Funny, Smile, Money

Never blame a legislative body for not doing something. When they do nothing, that don't hurt anybody. When they do something is when they become dangerous.

Will Rogers
Hurt, Government, Body
Will Rogers (1978). “Will Rogers' Daily Telegrams: The Coolidge years, 1926-1929”, Will Rogers Heritage Trust

If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies, we need to change our representatives.

Will Rogers
America, Evil, Temptation
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.63, Rowman & Littlefield

The whole trouble with the Republicans is their fear of an increase in income tax, especially on higher incomes. They speak of it almost like a national calamity. I really believe if it come to a vote whether to go to war with England, France and Germany combined, or raise the rate on incomes of over $100,000, they would vote war.

Will Rogers
War, Believe, France

I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Will Rogers
Getting Older, Hills, Over The Hill

Spinnin' a rope is fun if your neck ain't in it

Will Rogers
Fun, Inspiration, Rope

When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in both states.

Will Rogers
Funny, California, Oklahoma

The government sent the Indians to Oklahoma. They had a treaty that said, 'You shall have this land as long as grass grows and water flows.' It was not only a good rhyme but looked like a good treaty, and it was till they struck oil. Then the Government took it away from us again. They said the treaty only refers to 'Water and Grass; it don't say anything about oil.'

Will Rogers
Real, Government, Oklahoma
Will Rogers (1981). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Coolidge Years, 1927-1929”

If your Income Taxes go to help out the less fortunate, there could be no legitimate kick against it in the world. This is becoming the richest, and the poorest Country in the world. Why? Why, on account of an unequal distribution of the money.

Will Rogers
Country, Becoming, Income
Will Rogers, James Smallwood (1981). “Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Hoover Years, 1929-1931”

There is no income tax in Russia. But there's no income.

Will Rogers
Funny, Humorous, Russia
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.195, Rowman & Littlefield

Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.

Will Rogers
Inspirational, Serious, Seriousness
Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Our public men are speaking every day on something, but they ain't saying anything.

Will Rogers
Men, Speakers
Will Rogers, Bryan B. Sterling, Frances N. Sterling (1993). “Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties”, p.149, Rowman & Littlefield

I don't care how little your country is, you got a right to run it like you want to. When the big nations quit meddling then the world will have peace.

Will Rogers
Country, Running, Caring

Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.

Will Rogers
Worry, Debt, May

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