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Molly Ivins was a prominent American columnist, born on August 30, 1944, and passed away on January 31, 2007. Known for her sharp wit and humorous style, she wrote columns for publications such as The Houston Chronicle and The New Yorker.

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Famous Molly Ivins Quotes

“How the American right managed to convince itself that the programs to alleviate poverty are responsible for the consequences of poverty will someday be studied as a notorious mass illusion.”

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Book:You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You

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“Either we figure out how to keep corporate cash out of the political system or we lose the democracy.”

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“It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.”

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Book:Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

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“As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.”

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Book:Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

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“Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.”

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Book:Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

Source: Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?

“The recent death of Gene McCarthy reminded me of a lesson I spent a long, long time unlearning, so now I have to re-learn it. It's about political courage and heroes, and when a country is desperate for leadership. There are times when regular politics will not do, and this is one of those times.”

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“I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag.”

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“The first rule of holes: When you're in one stop digging.”

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“In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.”

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“Any nation that can survive what we have lately in the way of government, is on the high road to permanent glory.”

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“Bad policies, stupid policies, gutless policies have real consequences.”

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“Populism is the simple premise that markets need to be restrained by society and by a democratic political system. We are not socialists or communists, we are proponents of regulated capitalism and, I might add, people who have read American history.”

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About the Author

Born: August 30, 1944
Died: January 31, 2007
Known for: Columnist
Quotes: 137

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Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?Related source material

You Got to Dance with Them What Brung YouRelated source material

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