"You know I have become a student of Greek history. I have learned that there was an ancient Greek city-state that had a custom that anyone who proposed a new law or program for government did so with a noose around his neck and standing on a chair, with the other end tied to a tree. If they liked the proposal he made they removed the noose, if they didn't they removed the chair. I have developed a morbid fascination for the customs of ancient Greece."
-- Ronald Reagan, speech to Young Americans for Freedom; July 20, 1974: San Francisco
-- Ronald Reagan, speech to Young Americans for Freedom; July 20, 1974: San Francisco
*Thanks to Guy Stevenson for uncovering this great quote!
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