You know that; everyone knows that. But when I get in, I'm going to abolish the Electoral College, have universal suffrage, and I defy any sonofabitch to get me out under four terms.” — Huey Long Huey Long's picture ought to be next to the word “demagogue” in the dictionary. The irony is that Long didn't start out that way. He started out as just one more little guy trying to help other little guys. A middle child in a large Louisiana family, Long's elder siblings were able to go to college; by the time young Huey was of age to consider an higher education, however, the cost of college had skyrocketed. The luxury was well beyond his middleclass, farm-owning family's means, even though he'd won a scholarship that would have taken care of his tuition. Instead Long went to work as a traveling salesman, peddling everything from medicine to canned goods to books. During this time he discovered that he had the common touch. A born politician, Long had a way of ingratiating himself with people almost immediately.
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