If the King's English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it's good enough for the children of Texas!

According to , a variation on this quote is reported in the New York Times on May 23, 1881, but no record of Ferguson having said this, or anything like it, could be found | This quote and variations on it are often attributed to others; one story, usually heard outside the United States, has an unnamed "U.S. congressman" saying it in a television interview; for example, see