Occupation: Former Governor Of Louisiana Birth: August 30, 1893 Death: September 10, 1935
Strictures, reproaches, and intemperate speeches from the Senator of Louisiana are really the wailings of an apostle of despair; he has lost control ….
All I care is what the boys at the forks of the creek think of me..
I do not want the voice of the people shut out..
'Every man a king' - that's my slogan..
It ain't enough to get the breaks. You gotta know how to use 'em..
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..
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….
The time has come for all good men to rise above principle..
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….
God, don't let me die. I have so much left to do..
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..
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..
Treat them just the same as anybody else, give them an opportunity to make a living, and to get an education..
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 u….
In a political fight, when you've got nothing in favour of your side, start a row in the opposition camp..
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..
One of these days the people of Louisiana are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it..
Those of you who come in with me now will receive a big piece of the pie. Those of you who delay, and commit yourselves later, will receive a smaller….
Education and training for all children to be equal in opportunity in all schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions of training in the ….
Sure we'll have Fascism here, but it will come as an anti-Fascism movement..
A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out..