Huey Long
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long Jr., 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. A Democrat, he was an outspoken populist who denounced the rich and the banks, and called for "Share our Wealth." As the political boss of the state he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 August 1893
CityWinnfield, LA
CountryUnited States of America
I'd rather violate every one of the damn conventions and see my bills passed, than sit back in my office, all nice and proper, and watch 'em die.
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.
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.
All I care is what the boys at the forks of the creek think of me.
Treat them just the same as anybody else, give them an opportunity to make a living, and to get an education.
A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out.
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.
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.
Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy.
Now, just a word about the poor Negroes ... They're here. They've got to be cared for ... The poor Negroes have got to live, too.
When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the American flag.
I can frighten or buy ninety-nine out of every one hundred men.
In a political fight, when you've got nothing in favour of your side, start a row in the opposition camp.
Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.