In the 1988 Columbia University yearbook, the quote accompanying Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's photo comes from Henry Kissinger -
"The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer."However, Snopes notes that "determining Gorsuch's intention in offering this quote back then is a matter of speculation. It should be noted that Gorsuch founded a school newspaper called The Fed at Columbia University, which frequently published satirical content."
We often reveal our true selves in our humor.
ReplyDeleteI would guess Kissinger wasn't offering this as satire...
ReplyDeleteI came across the quote a few years ago. I use it a lot for humor. I'm not sure if Kissinger offered it as satire, or in what context. I think its hilarious, and a great comment on practical necessity.
ReplyDeleteFull quote:
ReplyDelete"Before the Freedom of Information Act, I used to say at meetings,
“The illegal we do immediately; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.“
But since the Freedom of Information Act, I’m afraid to say things like that."
I would guess there is much more to this quote.
Please note that Gorsuch did not found "The Fed" as snopes reports (liberally biased in my opinion), but was the founder of "The Federalist". Also, please refer to a definition of 'federalist' in a dictionary for context.
ReplyDeleteStan, where do you get that information? I think "The Fed" is a modern renaming of the original "The Federalist". I just looked at this webpage from Columbia University -
Deletehttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v3/volume15/5/fedhistory.shtml
- which says
"Neil M. T. Gorsuch, Andrew L. Levy, and P. T. Waters, who were, according to a former Fed editor from the early 90s, a libertarian, a conservative, and a socialist (although no one knows which was which), founded the then-monikered Federalist Paper in 1986."
But I could be wrong. Your turn.
I'm not sure just where I got my info. Seems I was wrong. My brain must be tuned in to 'fake news'. Thanks for the reply.
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