Supposedly, summer vacation happens because that's when the kids are home from school, although having the kids home from school is no vacation. And supposedly the kids are home from school because of some vestigial throwback to our agricultural past.
More Quotes by P. J. O'Rourke
The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.
Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely.
Never fight an inanimate object.
Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.
If government were a product, selling it would be illegal.
If you ask the government to solve all of your problems, it's a bit like asking your wife to cook and clean, to raise the children, to hold down a second job to help with the family finances, to keep her parents happy and well and keep your parents happy and well, and to also - to do the lawn and clean the gutters.