“If I were Osama, and the United States government were actually looking for me, I'd be clean-shaven by now, crewcutted, wearing jeans and a ZZ Top T-shirt, and living in a nice little house in Lincoln, Nebraska.” IfsLittlesStatesGovernmentHouseUnitedUnited StatesNiceCleanShirtsJeansT ShirtState GovernmentUnited States GovernmentNebraskaClean Shaven Author:L. Neil Smith
“Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance the civil rights and social equality of women, remind them that we very enthusiastically destroyed the most secular country over there, where women could dress as they liked, have good jobs, be literate, and vote.” TryingWarCountryReasonJobsNextSocialWiseRightsMiddleVoteDressesEastAssCivil RightsDestroyedMiddle EastSecularNext TimeGood JobSocial EqualityWise Ass Author:L. Neil Smith
“Forget 'redeeming social value,' dirty pictures are fun. When I die I want my ashes sprinkled over a nudist camp.” WantValuesDiesFunSocialForgetDirtyCampsAshesRedeemingSocial ValuesNudists Author:L. Neil Smith
“My current novel, Pallas, is all about that culture war - in fact it's been called the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the Sagebrush Rebellion - and yet what I hear all too often from libertarians is that they don't read fiction.” WarFactsCultureFictionNovelCurrentsLibertarianRebellionTomsUnclesCabinsUncle Tom Author:L. Neil Smith
“Great men don't 'move to the center' - great men move the center!” MenMovingGreat Men Author:L. Neil Smith
“If there were a generic one-word expression for 'one whose fear of the uncertainties of success moves him to surrender at the very moment of victory', it would be 'Republican'.” IfsMomentsWould BeMovingExpressionVictoryRepublicanSurrenderUncertaintyOne WordGeneric Author:L. Neil Smith
“Once you've taken a public stand you know is right, never back down; anything less than a rock-hard stance will let your enemies nibble you to death.” KnowsHardEnemyTakenRocksStanceNever Back Down Author:L. Neil Smith
“Like the government, corporations must be bound with the chains of the Constitution, and especially of the Bill of Rights.” GovernmentRightsConstitutionBillsBoundsChainsCorporationsBill Of Rights Author:L. Neil Smith
“We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to buy prescription drugs for old people, and we must do it... for the children.” PeopleChildrenGenerationsDrugMouthsProgramOld PeoplePrescriptionsYounger GenerationPrescription Drugs Author:L. Neil Smith
“Thanks to guys like Boss Tweed, famous for saying, 'I don't give a damn who does the voting, as long as I do the nominating,' there hasn't been an honest election in the USA since sometime around the War Between the States.” GivingLongDoeWarStatesGuyHonestElectionThanksDamnUsaVotingBossDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A DamnTweedNominating Author:L. Neil Smith