Huey Long Quotes
No one should be richer than a ten millionaire and no one should be without a home.
Huey P. Long, 1893-1935, Louisiana Governor, U.S. Senator (Democrat, LA), One of Long’s “solutions” for the Great Depression, Quoted on PBS, Ken Burns’ Huey P. Long, August 21, 2006
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Martin was explaining the position of Pope John Paul II.
The “War on Poverty” had an intellectual precursor.
She improved the economy considerably but was stuck in a socialized economic ideology that inhibited major private sector growth, without which it is impossible to eliminate poverty and with which excessive greed can also produce poverty.
The argument here is that since the poor working class wages are so low, that they cannot save for an emergency, therefore the society must provide for welfare for those who might otherwise starve.
Huey Pierce Long Jr., byname "The Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate 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 not radical enough. 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.
