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\u201cElections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Franklin P. Adams<\/strong>, American journalist & humorist<\/p>\n

Nods and Becks<\/em> (1944) New York: Whittlesey House, 2nd printing, 1944, p. 206<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf6300fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Reprint from Adams’ newspaper column, “The Conning Tower”]\n

\u201cElections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody, rather than for somebody. Not one in a thousand voters can tell you what the philosophy of any party is. What a candidate\u2019s philosophy is easier: Get elected, regardless.” (p. 206)<\/p>\n

Source Note<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: The Nods and Becks<\/em> book notes indicate that this cited line originally appeared in Beck\u2019s syndicated newspaper column \u201cThe Conning Tower\u201d sometime between 1940-1941. (p. 204)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source OCLC” tab_id=”1449531589797-29580b31-8c50094f-cf6300fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s Copy \u2013 Nods & Becks<\/em> (1944|2nd Whittlesey House printing) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 5845287<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315829087-ce67c619-0fbc00fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cThe trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Franklin P. Adams<\/strong>, American journalist & humorist<\/p>\n

Nods and Becks<\/em> (1944) New York: Whittlesey House, 2nd printing, 1944, p. 74<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e6200fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: None. Presented as a single aphorism.\u00a0Reprint from Adams’ newspaper column, “The Conning Tower”<\/p>\n

Source Note<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: In Nods & Becks<\/em>, Adams indicates that the cited paragraph originally appeared in his syndicated column, \u201cThe Conning Tower,\u201d sometime between 1936-1937. (p. 72)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source OCLC” tab_id=”1453315829682-63e8fade-cf4c00fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text ]\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s Copy \u2013 Nods & Becks<\/em> (1944|2nd Whittlesey House printing) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 5845287<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1453316221301{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315828001-b5e2e52e-ea1e00fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cWhen the political columnists say \u2018Every thinking man\u2019 they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to \u2018Every intelligent voter\u2019 they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Franklin P. Adams<\/strong>, American journalist & humorist<\/p>\n

\u201cInside \u201cInformation, Please!\u201d (1944)\u00a0Nods and Becks<\/em> New York: Whittlesey House, 2nd printing, 1944, p. 3<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315828385-86abfac4-79bf00fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Essay] \u201cA careful historian \u2013 again meaning me (Note: When the political columnists say \u201cEvery thinking man\u201d they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to \u201cEvery intelligent voter\u201d they mean everybody who is going to vote for them) \u2013 records preceding chapters.\u201d (p. 3)
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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s Copy \u2013 Nods & Becks<\/em> (1944|2nd Whittlesey House printing) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 5845287<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1449531591105-7edf5f39-feaa094f-cf6300fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

\u201cYears ago we discovered the exact point, the dead centre of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~Franklin P. Adams<\/strong>, American journalist & humorist<\/p>\n

Nods and Becks<\/em> (1944) New York: Whittlesey House, 2nd printing, 1944, p. 52<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531591631-43861bc7-da28094f-cf6300fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Short excerpt from Adams\u2019 syndicated column, \u201cThe Conning Tower.\u201d Adams notes in Nods and Becks <\/em>that the original column was published sometime between 1934-1935.] \u201cThe Metropolitan Life\u2019s actuarial department says that the average of expectation has increased; and that the old man of the eighties is now middle-aged. We refuse to be fooled. Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.\u201d (p. 52)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” title=”Source OCLC” tab_id=”1449531592891-f39e055b-a66e094f-cf6300fe-7fe4″ add_icon=”true”][vc_column_text]\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Editor\u2019s Copy \u2013 Nods & Becks<\/em> (1944|2nd Whittlesey House printing) Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) No. 5845287<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Learn more about Franklin P. Adams<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0| Here are a few good places to start:<\/p>\n