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Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long by Richard D. White Jr.

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When Long's supporters protested that O'Neill was prejudiced against Huey and suggested he recuse himself, the feisty O'Neill fired back, “Don't they think that I'll give the thieving sonofabitch a fair trial?”

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Chris’s Quotes

“Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.”
― Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes

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“Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labours of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: history, latin

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“When happiness and peace are scarce, people will turn to artificial means to shut off the jabbering in their brains.”
― Steve Dublanica, Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip-Confessions of a Cynical Waiter

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“On My Eighth-Grade Graduation Ceremony “They’re celebrating you graduating from eighth grade? We just went to your sixth-grade graduation two goddamned years ago! Jesus Christ, why don’t they just throw a fucking party every time you properly wipe your ass?”
― Justin Halpern

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“If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree. ”
― Michael Crichton

tags: history

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Books on the Nightstand — 6113 members — last activity Sep 23, 2026 04:00PM
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