The principal feature of American liberalism is sanctimoniousness. By loudly denouncing all bad things β war and hunger and date rape β liberals testify to their own terrific goodness. More important, they promote themselves to membership in a self-selecting elite of those who care deeply about such things.... It's a kind of natural aristocracy, and the wonderful thing about this aristocracy is that you don't have to be brave, smart, strong or even lucky to join it, you just have to be liberal. β¨ Give War a Chance. Book by P. J. O'Rourke, 1992.
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- Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals when their cheery effect is needed. β¨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book for Rude People, p. β¦ βΆ
- In the past a man was expected to give his seat on a bus to a woman. Today it would be much more courteous for that man to give her his job. β¨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Modern Manners: An Etiquette Book β¦ βΆ
- Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.
- Automobiles are free of egotism, passion, prejudice and stupid ideas about where to have dinner. They are, literally, selfless. A world designed for automobiles instead of people would have wider str β¦ βΆ
- I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it. β¨ PJ O'Rourke - the rightwinger it's OK for lefties to like. Interview with Paul Harris, www β¦ βΆ
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