I'll keep us out of war with Oklahoma!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Makes a humorous promise to avoid conflict with a state.
- In plain terms
- I will not fight Oklahoma.
- What can you take from it?
- Small promises can deflect serious threats.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do humor and policy mix?
- When is humor appropriate?
Another view
It trivializes international or state relations.
More from Kinky Friedman
I'll sign anything except bad legislation.
Permalink to quote #15 I have a better head of hair than Rick Perry; it's just not in a place I can show you.
Permalink to quote #17 Politics is the only field in which the more experience you have, the worse you get.
Permalink to quote #14
Related quotes
There can be no country or dignity without unity of the people, and there can be no unity without agreement, and there can be no agreement without conciliation…
Rene MoawadRene Moawad quote #1 There are many people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence - against a government whose only reply is savag…
Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela quote #1 War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.
Marianne MooreMarianne Moore quote #1