“ The politicians are always the last people in this country to see what is going on under their noses. ”
Jack London, The Iron Heel (1908). copy citation
| Author | Jack London |
|---|---|
| Source | The Iron Heel |
| Topic | politician nose |
| Date | 1908 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1164/1164-h/1164-h.htm |
Context
“Take heed, gentlemen of the war and navy departments!” At the same time, Sydney Brooks, writing in America, in Harper's Weekly, said: “You will not hear the socialists mentioned in Washington. Why should you? The politicians are always the last people in this country to see what is going on under their noses. They will jeer at me when I prophesy, and prophesy with the utmost confidence, that at the next presidential election the socialists will poll over a million votes.”
The Oligarchy wanted the war with Germany.”
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