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 do not want the voice of the people shut out.
A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out.
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.
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!
One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it.
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.
It ain't enough to get the breaks. You gotta know how to use 'em.
God, don't let me die. I have so much left to do.
If Fascism comes to America it would be on a program of Americanism.
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.