Johnny Carson Quotes About Democracy

Quotes about: Democracy

• May you have the income of a Republican and the sex life of a Democrat!

  Johnny Carson

  Sex, Democracy, Income

• Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead. And, unlike communism, democracy does not mean having just one ineffective political party; it means having two ineffective political parties.

  Johnny Carson

  Party, Mean, Two

• Democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch, 13 tail feathers, and 13 stars over its head - this signifies that when the white man came to this country, it was bad luck for the Indians, bad luck for the trees, bad luck for the wildlife, and lights out for the American eagle.

  Johnny Carson

  Country, Stars, Men

• Democracy means that anyone can grow up to be president, and anyone who doesn't grow up can be vice president.

  Johnny Carson

  Growing Up, Mean, Democracy

• Democracy is buying a big house you can't afford with money you don't have to impress people you wish were dead.

  Johnny Carson

  People, House, Democracy

• Democracy is welcoming people from other lands, and giving them something to hold onto. Usually a mop or a leaf blower.

  Johnny Carson

  Land, People, Giving

• Democracy means free television, not good television, but free.

  Johnny Carson

  Mean, Democracy, Television

  "Johnny Carson" by Christopher Reed, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2005.

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