“As a general rule, we do not have to listen to them”
- Rep. Guy Liebmann, R-Oklahoma City, in response to an attempt by Chad Smith, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, to speak at a State House committee meeting on a bill to declare English the official language of the State of Oklahoma.
See Official English legislation passes House committee following tense hearing
Update: Just to clarify, what really struck me about this quote was the idea that a politician would say that about the people. Imagine another situation in which an employee said that of their employer.
