Never pick a fight...buys ink by the barrel; Politics is the art of the possible

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 18 May 2005, Baker, John wrote:

>         "And he taught me never to argue with a man who buys his ink by
> the barrel."

Even better!  This 1980 example may knock out the William Greider theory.
Thanks for finding it.

Fred Shapiro


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