Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 284 |
AUTHOR: | Sam Rayburn (18821961) |
QUOTATION: | Don’t try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don’t ever talk until you know what you’re talking about…. If you want to get along, go along. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Speaker of the House This was Rayburns traditional advice to freshmen, many times repeated, and reflected his view of the House of Representatives (note 13 to chapter 6, p. 461). |
SUBJECTS: | CongressHouse of Representatives |