Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Earl Long's Advice to Crooked Pols

Don't write anything you can phone. Don't phone anything you can talk. Don't talk anything you can whisper. Don't whisper anything you can smile. Don't smile anything you can nod. Don't nod anything you can wink."
Earl Long, Louisiana Governor Huey Long's brother, on how to conduct graft and other forms of political deceit.

No comments: