Huey Long Quotes - Page 2

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

  Huey Long

  Let Me, Dies, Left

  "Huey Long ends epic Senate filibuster, June 13, 1935" by Andrew Glass, www.politico.com. June 12, 2016.

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• I do not want the voice of the people shut out.

  Huey Long

  Voice, People, Want

  Remarks in the Senate, as quoted in "Congressional Record", vol. 75, p. 10297, May 16, 1932.

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• 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.

  Huey Long

  Feet, Long, Ignorant

  "Huey Long". Book by T. Harry Williams, 1969.

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• Treat them just the same as anybody else, give them an opportunity to make a living, and to get an education.

  Huey Long

  Opportunity, Long, Giving

  "Huey Long". Book by T. Harry Williams, 1969.

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• 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.

  Huey Long

  Long, Poor

  "Huey Long". Book by T. Harry Williams, 1969.

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• 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.

  Huey Long

  Men, Giving, Littles

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• 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.

  Huey Long

  Play, Despair, Trying

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• I wonder why he shot me.

  Huey Long

  Wonder, Shots, Last Words

  Huey Long's remark on his way to the hospital following being shot outside the State Capitol (September 8, 1935), as quoted in T. Harry Williams "Huey Long" (p. 866), 1969.

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• 'Every man a king' - that's my slogan.

  Huey Long

  Kings, Men, Long

  "Huey Long". Book by T. Harry Williams, 1969.

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• For the present you can just call me the Kingfish.

  Huey Long

  Call Me

  Every Man a King ch. 27 (1933)

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