Finley Peter Dunne Quotes
- Th newspaper does ivrything f’r us. It runs th’ polis foorce an’ th’ banks, commands th’ milishy, controls th’ ligislachure, baptizes th’ young, marries th’ foolish, comforts th’ afflicted, afflicts th’ comfortable, buries th’ dead an’ roasts thim aftherward. - View Quote Details on Th newspaper does ivrything f’r us. It runs th’ polis…
- The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. - View Quote Details on The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted…
- Th’ dead ar-re always pop’lar. I knowed a society wanst to vote a monyment to a man an’ refuse to help his fam’ly, all in wan night. - View Quote Details on Th’ dead ar-re always pop’lar. I knowed a society wanst…
About Finley Peter Dunne
Finley Peter Dunne (July 10, 1867–April 24, 1936) was a Chicago-based U.S. author, writer and humorist. He wrote Mr. Dooley in Peace and War in 1898. “Mr. Dooley” became one of the first nationally syndicated newspaper features. Set in a South Side Chicago Irish pub, Mr. Dooley, the owner and bartender, would expound upon political and social issues of the day, using the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant. Dunne’s sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley’s barbs.
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