THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 25, 1996 TAG: 9610250008
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A14 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 28 lines
Some quotes from Will Rogers Speaks by B.B. and Frances N. Sterling:
``If you ever injected truth into politics, you would have no politics.'' (July 15, 1923)
``In England, politics is an obligation; over here, it's a business.'' (June 5, 1929)
``There is very little dignity, very little sportsmanship, or very little anything in politics. It's only: `Get the job and hold it!' '' (Nov. 2, 1932)
``Politics is a great character builder. You have to take a referendum to see what your convictions are for that day.'' (May 29, 1930)
``Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat nowadays.'' (June 28, 1931)
``A Liberal is a man who wants to use his own ideas on things in preference to generations who, he knows, know more than he does.'' (Feb. 4, 1923)
``I can remember way back when a Liberal was one who was generous with his own money.''
The more things change, the more they remain the same!
RICHARD W. REEKS
Virginia Beach, Oct. 21, 1996 by CNB