Quote#Death
Th’ dead ar-re always pop’lar. I knowed a society wanst to vote a…
Quote byFinley Peter Dunne · 1867–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "On Charity" in Mr Dooley in Peace and War (1898)..
English (original)
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.
— Finley Peter Dunne
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