Huey Long

“So it is with this great wealth of ours. It has been built up by the toil of the people. It belongs to the people. It should be returned to the people.”

“Share our wealth.”

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

“A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out.”

“I used to get things done by saying 'please.' Now I dynamite 'em out of my path.”

“They've got a set of Republican waiters on one side and a set of Democratic waiters on the other side, but no matter which set of waiters brings you the dish, the legislative grub is all cooked in the same kitchen.”

“They say they don't like my methods. Well, I don't like them either.”

“I'm for the poor man — all poor men, black and white, they all gotta have a chance.”

“There may be a day when this country will need a man on a white horse, and I'm ready.”

“I'd rather have thieves than traitors.”

“God told me to smite them, and I'm going to smite them.”

“I was born into politics... a wedded man, with a storm for my bride.”