"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one."
— Sam Rayburn

January 1, 1970

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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansPoliticians from TexasUnited States presidential candidates, 1956Speakers of the United States House of Representatives‎People from Tennessee
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Said during filmed conversation with reporters (c. 1953); reported in "Speak, Mister Speaker" (1978), p. 138.