Huey Long Quotes

American politician, Governor of Louisiana, and United States Senator (1893-1935)

Huey Pierce Long, Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), known as "The Kingfish," was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States Senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. He was a populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national prominence during the Great Depression for his vocal criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal, which Long deemed insufficiently radical. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and often took forceful action. A controversial figure, Long is celebrated as a populist champion of the poor or, conversely, denounced as a fascistic demagogue.

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Birth Name: Huey Pierce Long, Jr.

Alternative Names: Huey P. Long • Huey Pierce Long Jr. • Kingfish • The Kingfish • Huey Pierce Long • Huey Pierce Long Jr

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The trouble is, Roosevelt hasn't taken all of my ideas; just part of them. I'm about one hundred yards ahead of him. We're on the same road, but I'm here and he's there.

Whenever this administration has gone to the left I have voted for it, and whenever it has gone to the right I have voted against it.

Don't liken me to that [SOB]. Anybody that lets his public policies be mixed up with religious prejudice is a plain [GD] fool.

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