Skip to content

When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.

— Franklin Pierce Adams Nods and Becks (1944)

Another quote →

More quotes by Franklin Pierce Adams

Christmas is over and Business is Business.

Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.

Nods and Becks (1944)

There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country really needs is a good five-cent nickel

I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.

The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.

Nods and Becks (1944)

All Franklin Pierce Adams quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Franklin Pierce Adams (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.