Side note: this is Carl Sandburg's 1936 version of the popular quote. Other versions, including one from 1934, improve on the adage with a threefold repetition

Side note: this is Carl Sandburg's 1936 version of the popular quote. Other versions, including one from 1934, improve on the adage with a threefold repetition of "pound" or "hammer" that contrasts two different senses of the word, e.g. "If you have the facts on your side, hammer the facts. If you have the law on your side, hammer the law. If you have neither the facts nor the law, hammer the table." https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/04/legal-adage/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/07/04/legal-adage/