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To vote for Mr. Roosevelt is to give Mr. Taft half a slap and Mr.…

Quote byGeorge Howard Earle Jr. · 1856–1928

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: From "Half a Slap and Half a Boost" in American Economist (20 September 1912).

English (original)

To vote for Mr. Roosevelt is to give Mr. Taft half a slap and Mr. Wilson half a boost, and why a man would want to impale himself on so absurd a dilemma I can't see for the life of me.

— George Howard Earle Jr.

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