A large part of the humor floating across the country during the first third of the twentieth century originated in the quick mind of an Oklahoma cowboy humorist  by the name of Will Rogers. His pithy one-liners kept politicians and big-wigs jumping to stay out of his witty target zone.

Here are some more examples of his satire:   

“An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.”

 “Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate; now what's going to happen to us with both a Senate and a House?”

“Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.”

“Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.”

“This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”