5 quotes by Maury Maverick (1895-1954), (Attorney)

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Maury Maverick

A man must have guts enough to fall out even with his friends .... The only way to play politics is not to play politics.

Maury Maverick

Democracy is liberty plus economic security. We Americans want to pray, think as we please—and eat regular.

Maury Maverick

Gobbledygook! [The word was born.]

Maverick attended a World War II Washington meeting where the chairman used the phrases "maladjustments co-extensive with problem areas" and "utilization of factors which in a dynamic democracy can be channelized into both quantitative and qualitative phases." Maverick snorted:

Maury Maverick

Mr. Chairman, I am from the South, and I never knew a Republican was white until I was twenty-one years old.

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Maury Maverick

Born: October 23, 1895
Died: June 7, 1954
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Profession: Attorney

Biography

Fontaine Maury Maverick was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939. He is best remembered for his independence from the party and for coining the term "gobbledygook" for obscure and euphemistic bureaucratic language.

MAURY MAVERICK

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