The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make …

P. J. O'Rourke
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government, p.14, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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