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I was broke, hungry, jobless … yet despite the fact that all three of…
Quote byEddie August Schneider · 1911–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Congressional testimony about his participation in the Yankee Squadron during the Spanish Civil War..
English (original)
I was broke, hungry, jobless … yet despite the fact that all three of us are old-time aviators who did our part for the development of the industry, we were left out in the cold in the Administration’s program of job making. Can you blame us for accepting the lucrative Spanish offer?
— Eddie August Schneider
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