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Huey Long Biography

Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), self-nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He established the long-term political prominence of the Long family.

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I wonder why he shot me ?

Last Words, Shot, Shots, Wonder

Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.

Crown, Crowns, Kings, Man, Men, Wears

God, don't let me die. I have so much left to do.

Dies, God, Left, Let, Let Me

You are giving a little man a biscuit to eat, and you put a barrel of flour more taxes on top of his head to carry.

Barrel, Flour, Giving, Head, Littles, Men

In a political fight, when you've got nothing in favour of your side, start a row in the opposition camp.

Fighting, Your Side, Political, Nothing, Side

They kept on hollering, and I simply had to put my foot down. I said, 'I'm the governor and I say the ignorant in this state have to learn, blacks as well as whites. ' And they learned.

Feet, Ignorant, Long, Simply, Whites

Strictures, reproaches, and intemperate speeches from the Senator of Louisiana are really the wailings of an apostle of despair; he has lost control of himself, he is trying to play billiards with elliptical billiard balls and a spiral cue.

Apostle, Despair, Louisiana, Play, Trying, Wailings

I don't know much about Hitler. Except that last thing, about the Jews. There has never been a country that put its heel down on the Jews that ever lived afterwards.

Country, Down, Jew, Jews, Lasts, Lived

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool party man. I don't know just what party I am in right now, but I am for the party.

Party, Men, Wool, Man, Know

All I care is what the boys at the forks of the creek think of me.

Boys, Care, Creek, Long, Think, Thinking

I would never rob your cradles to feed the dogs of war

Cradles, Dog, Dogs, Liberty, Rob, War

How many men ever went to a barbecue and would let one man take off the table what's intended for 9
10th of the people to eat? The only way you'll ever be able to feed the balance of the people is to make that man come back and bring back some of that grub that he ain't got no business with!

Bring, Feed, Long, Make, Men, People

You will find that you cannot do without politicians. They are a necessary evil in this day and time. You may not like getting money from one source and spending it for another. But the thing for the school people to do is that if the politicians are going to steal, make them steal for the schools.

Day, Evil, People, School, Spending, Time

Corrupted by wealth and power, your government is like a restaurant with only one dish. They've got a set of Republican waiters on one side and a set of Democratic waiters on the other side. But no matter which set of waiters brings you the dish, the legislative grub is all prepared in the same Wall Street kitchen.

Government, Like, Long, Republican, Waiters, Wall

Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy.

Funny, Hard, Monogamy, Umpires, Work

Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.

Religious, Long, Prejudice, Mixed, Plain

I can frighten or buy ninety-nine out of every one hundred men.

Buy, Frighten, Hundred, Men, Ninety Nine

The Bible's the greatest book ever written. But I sure don't need anybody I can buy for six bits and a chew of tobacco to explain it to me.

Book, Buy, Greatest, Needs, Six, Written

It ain't enough to get the breaks. You gotta know how to use 'em.

Breaks, Ems, Enough, Gotta, Know, Use

The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.

Come, Good Man, Men, Principle, Rise, Time

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