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Are you sure you aren't trying to quote Truman? "To keep a black guy down in the gutter, you need a white guy there with him"
by seanmcdirmid 11mo ago
Are you sure you aren't trying to quote Truman?
"To keep a black guy down in the gutter, you need a white guy there with him"
- anonymars 11mo ago"I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-white-man/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-convince-the-lowest-wh...
- vlovich123 11mo agoVery famous Johnson quote > If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you. > Lyndon B. Johnson https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince-the-lowest-white-man-he-s-better https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9150190-if-you-can-convince...