"Today having a baby is like swinging through McDonald's for a burger. One baby all the way, hold the mustard." Chapter 1, pg. 8

"I have known O'Reilly for twenty-nine years. Success hasn't changed him. He's as much a pain in the ass today as he was back then." Chapter 2, pg. 25

"...once the government takes your money, it will not watch where it is spent. Tax dollars are a major tool that politicians use to buy votes. But once the voting is done, they are not real interested in tracking expenditures." Chapter 3, pg. 35

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose...