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Oct 26, 2009 - Quotes - Week 04

We are a nation that worships speed and power. And for good reason. Without power we would still be part of England and everybody would be out of work. And if it weren't for speed, it would take us all months to fly to L.A., get involved in the movie business, and become rich and famous. Bicycles are too slow and impuissant for a country like ours. They belong in Czechoslovakia. - P.J. O'Rourke, Republican Party Reptile, 1987.

When a man opens a car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife. ~ Prince Philip.

No other man-made device since the shields and lances of the ancient knights fulfills a man's ego like an automobile. ~ Sir William Rootes, British automobile manufacturer, 14 Jan. 1958, BBC-TV.

Indeed, we would lead better lives and be a wiser nation if we placed the automobile, instead of our own ambition and greed, at the center of our society. This should be taken into consideration the next time we amend our Constitution:
Article I
Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of a boring old 55 MPH speed limit; or prohibiting the free exercise of performance cars on empty winding roads; or abridging the freedom to cruise around aimlessly; or the right of the people to remove those annoying voice boxes that tell you to buckle your seat belt.
Article II
Contented Yahoos being necessary for the amusement of a free state, the right of Texans (and people who act like Texans) to drive around with guns in the gunracks of their pick-up trucks and shoot varmints and critters out the window shall not be infringed.
Article III
No driver's education student or School Safety Patrol member shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house if he won't shovel the driveway.
Article IV
The right of the people to be secure in their cars, trucks, vans and RVs against unreasonable nosiness shall not be violated, and no policemen with flashlights or irate parents shall come poking around country lanes or scenic overlooks while couples are parked and necking.
Article V
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual wisecracks by local traffic cops made just because somebody forgot to get their car inspected or was going 38 in a 35 MPH zone.
~ P.J. O'Rourke, "An Argument In Favor of Automobiles vs. Pedestrians," Give War a Chance, 1992.

You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive. ~ Author Unknown.

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