"You spend a billion here and a billion there..."

[James Smith]

For decades, I've heard this statement - or variations
of it - attributed to Sen. Dirksen, and I love to
repeat it myself, giving credit to Sen. Dirksen.  But
my understanding is that the statement has never been
found in Sen. Dirksen's speeches or writings, and Sen.
Dirksen himself didn't recall saying it.  Any
enlightenment on this?

--- Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU> wrote:

>
> Fred Shapiro
> QUOTES DEEMED `UNFAMILIAR'
>
...
> "You spend a billion here and a billion there.
> Sooner or later it adds up
> to real money." - Everett Dirksen.
...

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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
South SLC, UT                  |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.



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