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So I came to Washington, where I knew I would be farther away from America than I could be on some foreign shore; not that I do not respect this as a good part of America but in its general routine the heart of America is felt less here than at any place I have ever been.

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Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.

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

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

We swapped the tyrant 3,000 miles away for a handful of financial slaveowning overlords who make the tyrant of Great Britain seem mild.

For the present you can just call me the Kingfish.

Every Man a King (1933)

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