Mark Twain on United States Congress
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“To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature Congressman.”
“Suppose you were a member of Congress. And suppose you were an idiot. But I repeat myself.”
“I think I can say, and say with pride, that we have legislatures that bring higher prices than any in the world.”
“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”
“A jay hasn’t got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will deceive, a jay will betray; and four times out of five, a jay will go back on his solemnest promise.”