Charley Reese
Charley Reese
Charley Reesewas an American syndicated columnist known for his conservative views. He was associated with the Orlando Sentinel from 1971 to 2001, both as a writer and in various editorial capacities. King Features Syndicate distributed his column, which was published three times per week...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth29 January 1937
CountryUnited States of America
political politician
Experience to a politician is like experience to a prostitute - not much to recommend them.
government ideas attention
The poor Constitution itself is hardly paid any attention to. It's necessary to ignore it because most of what government does these days is clearly unconstitutional. The original idea, as expressed by James Madison, was that states would do 95 percent of the governing. Today, they are little more than administrative subdivisions of the central empire.
politics bureaucracy dies
Powers once assumed are never relinquished, just as bureaucracies, once created, never die.
country gun government
Crime is a human behavior problem, not a mechanical problem. Furthermore, if firearms were not very useful for self-defense, then police wouldn't carry them. In a free country, if the government can go armed, so should the citizens, if they so choose.
war government ignorant
We...are not really free if we can't control our own government and its policies. And we will never do that if we remain ignorant.
believe egalitarianism two
Disregarding the value of religion and believing in egalitarianism are two misconceptions that cause America much trouble today.
war thinking mass-destruction
The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.
government should limited-government
When power is for sale, then government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.
gun government opposites
A government that intended to protect the liberty of the people would not disarm them. A government planning the opposite most certainly and logically would disarm them. And so it has been in this century. Check out the history of Germany, the Soviet Union, Cuba, China and Cambodia.
mean pay rich
Don't live beyond your means. Don't buy more than you can pay for. Don't expect to get rich quick. And don't confuse salesmen for friends or advisers.
running government choices
Given the low level of competence among politicians, every American should become a libertarian. The government that governs least is certainly the best choice when fools, opportunists and grafters run it. When power is for sale, then the government power should be severely limited. When power is abused, then the less power the better.
running space people
It is worth noting that the people today who so vehemently wish to sweep religion from all public spaces and institutions are also the same people who consistently oppose freedom. They want only one God &emdash; the state, which of course they intend to run.
people opinion polls
[Y]ou cannot determine either the truth or the right or wrong of anything with a poll. You can only tabulate people's opinions.
law justice judging
Some lawyers and judges may have forgotten it, but the purpose of the court system is to produce justice, not slavish obedience to the law.