Huey Long Quotes - Famous Quotes by Huey Long
Born: 1893-08-30
Died: 1935-09-10
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Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.
- Huey Long
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Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy.
- Huey Long
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I would describe a demagogue as a politician who don't keep his promises. On that basis, I'm the first man to have power in Loozyana who ain't a demagogue. I kept every promise I ever made to the people of Loozyana. None of these ex's and belly achers that have been fightin' me down there ever kept his promises when he was in office. It was an unheard of thing in Loozyana until Huey P. Long got in.
- Huey Long
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People say I steal. Well, all politicians steal. I steal. But a lot of what I stole has spilled over in no-toll bridges, hospitals . . . and to build this university. -- speech at Louisiana State University
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Sure I carry a gun. Sometimes I carry four. Can't tell when somebody's going to shoot the King.
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The only difference I ever found between the Democratic leadership and the Republican leadership is that one of them is skinning you from the ankle up and the other, from the neck down.
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The time has come for all good men to rise above principle.
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When Fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in an American flag.
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