Message Forum: Re: Down with Repression!

Re: Down with Repression!

Posted By: carl, on host 66.25.192.151
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 18:07:38
In Reply To: Re: Down with Repression! posted by gabby on Friday, January 26, 2001, at 16:27:44:

> > Of course, I may be partial to Dr Pepper because it comes from Texas.
> >
> > Kel"yee haw"ly
>
> Shouldn't it be Dawcter Payupper then?
>
> I must quote a former Texas governor (not W): "If English was good enough for Jesus Christ then it's good enough for the children of Texas."
>
> gab"raaaat, shore"by

this is a really old message, but that quote has long been attributed to Governor Miriam Ferguson..1925-1927, 1933-1935. As far as I have been able to determine, there is not primary source citation for this quote.