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“I want to gag sometimes when I see who "we" are recommending that people vote for, and not just as a libertarian.”

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Dave Barry is a renowned American humorist, born on July 3, 1947. His works are known for their unique humor style and satirical observations of everyday life. more

“I got a lot of mail from organizations concerned with bike safety. Then I got a couple from people who wanted my support for mandatory helmet laws. I can't support that. If you pass a law like that you'll do more harm than good, because you'll make people think they've done something about the problem when they haven't.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“There's only one way kids will wear helmets, and that's if their parents are nagging them to. They will never wear helmets because some state passes a law requiring it.”

Ifs Way States Kids Law Parent One Way Helmet Nagging

Author:Dave Barry

“I know that all over America there's probably politicians sending out pictures of themselves signing that mandatory helmet bill, but it's bullshit. I say that as a parent.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“My son wouldn't go get heroin. If he did or didn't, it wouldn't have anything to do with whether it was legal or illegal.”

Ifs Son Illegal My Son Heroin

Author:Dave Barry

“Nobody outside of a baby carriage or a judge's chamber believes in an unprejudiced point of view.”

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“I did all this stuff that was illegal when I was a kid. I drank beer when I was 15. I smoked cigarettes when I was 13. I drove to New York City when I was 14 - don't tell my son. Those things were against the law, but I did them anyway. I didn't become a heroin addict, although I probably could have gotten heroin somehow. I don't think my son would buy heroin at any price. He knows what it is, and he knows how stupid it is.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“Any parent that relies on any law to help him parent is an idiot.”

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Author:Dave Barry

“I don't know what you can possibly do for less than $50 to have somebody come in your house.”

Knows House

Author:Dave Barry

“You're not allowed to park a truck in your driveway. You're not allowed to work on your house on Sunday. The people who enforce these laws are nuts. After I wrote a column on this, I got I don't know how many letters from Coral Gables homeowners, story after story after story, wonderfully horrible stories. And the venom they felt for their own government!”

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Author:Dave Barry

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