Amid all the blather today about the need for civility in our political debate, I am reminded of one of the all time vituperative political comments...
In the Senate debate about the Lend-lease bill, Idaho GOP Sen William Borah stated, on the Senate floor, that
"....if passed, the (bill) would PLOW UNDER every fourth American boy.."
obviously, they weren't afraid to speak their minds back then..
"....if passed, the (bill) would PLOW UNDER every fourth American boy.."
On 1/15/41 the Times attributed the quote to a statement by Senator Wheeler on a radio program. (Article on image #3)