their hearts and minds will follow

[Baker, John]

        Various sources indicate that Charles Colson, an aide to
President Nixon, had this motto framed in his office.



John Baker



-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf
Of Dennis Baron
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:41 PM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: their hearts and minds will follow

Another quote question: was it Lyndon Johnson or Robert Macnamara, or
someone else entirely, who said the line, "when you've got them by the
balls, their hearts and minds will follow"? Is there even a locus
classicus for the expression?

Dennis

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