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
Every man a king - that's my slogan.
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.
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.
Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.
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!
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.
Basically, all of our revenue sources are gone, ... I can't think of one that wasn't wiped out.
don't be a fool, son. We didn't even have a horse.
Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.
I wonder why he shot me ?
For the present you can just call me the Kingfish.