Quote#Speech
In this country all a man need to do is to attain a little eminence…
Quote byCharles Proteus Steinmetz · 1865–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: New York Times interview (1911).
English (original)
In this country all a man need to do is to attain a little eminence and immediately he begins to talk. … But the American people are willing to listen to any one who has attained prominence. The main fact is that we've heard a man's name a great many times; that makes us ready to accept whatever he says.
— Charles Proteus Steinmetz
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