Finley Peter Dunne
Finley Peter Dunne (July 10, 1867 — April 24, 1936) was an American humorist and writer from Chicago. He published Mr. Dooley in Peace and War, a collection of his nationally syndicated Mr. Dooley sketches, in 1898. The fictional Mr. Dooley expounded upon political and social issues of the day from his South Side Chicago Irish pub and he spoke with the thick verbiage and accent of an Irish immigrant from County Roscommon. Dunne's sly humor and political acumen won the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, a frequent target of Mr. Dooley's barbs. Indeed Dunne's sketches became so popular and such a litmus test of public opinion that they were read each week at White House cabinet meetings.
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“Vice ... is a creature of such heejous mien ... that th’ more ye see it th’ betther ye like it.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)
“Most vegetarians I ever see looked enough like their food to be classed as cannibals.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)
“Vice ... is a creature of such heejous mien ... that th’ more ye see it th’ betther ye like it.”
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“There is no fence nor hedge round time that is gone. You can go back and have what you like of it—if you can remember.”
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