# Quote — P. J. O'Rourke, Republican Party Reptile

> The forces of safety are afoot in the land. I, for one, believe it is a conspiracy— a conspiracy of Safety Nazis shouting "Sieg Health" and seeking to trammel freedom, liberty, and large noisy parties. The Safety Nazis advocate gun control, vigorous exercise, and health foods. The result can only be a disarmed, exhausted, and half-starved population ready to acquiesce to dictatorship of some kind.

- Author: [P. J. O'Rourke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-j-orourke.md)
- Book: [Republican Party Reptile](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-j-orourke/republican-party-reptile.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/P._J._O'Rourke#Republican_Party_Reptile_(1987)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Topics: [freedom](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/freedom.md)
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-j-orourke/republican-party-reptile/the-forces-of-safety

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[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/p-j-orourke/republican-party-reptile/to-really-enjoy.md)

> These were people who believed everything about the Soviet Union was perfect, but they were bringing their own toilet paper.

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Topics: [politics](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/politics.md), [hypocrisy](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/hypocrisy.md)

> Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.

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Topics: [identity](https://www.leafyquotes.com/topics/identity.md)