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The quote in the article is excellent and is likely the first use of the phrase. There is no official citation or reference that attributes the phrase either to Humphreys or Capone but it is widely accepted as a Capone quote but organised crime historians alternately attribute the quote to his underling, Humphreys.
As such I described this version of history as an urban legend (as far away from fact as possible while still acknowledging commonplace acceptance as 'fact').
Please feel free to suggest alternate descriptors for this portion of the article.
Stalwart111 ( talk) 00:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC).
If the Dana quote is the first use being referred to, then to say it was first used in Britain, as it does in the intro, is deceptive. The author was an American writing to a Brit, and while his words may have been published in The Times, it still reflects an entirely American usage. If, however, some other historical usage is being referred to, then that should be mentioned in the History section of the article. Agricolae ( talk) 21:56, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
Added a paragraph to the "Vote often" part, noting that the statement sometimes may indicate legitimate activities, although this is rarely the intent.
Also moved a portion discussing the Republican interest in voter fraud from the "Vote often" section to the end of the "history" Section, since it is a historical event. I feel this makes the article flow more smoothly, but minor re-writes may help with this.
It is suggested that data regarding the Republican party's efforts, and responses by the Democratic party would make the article more complete, but might also lead to a lot of unnecessary political bickering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.100.220.21 ( talk) 05:17, 5 October 2012 (UTC)
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The quote in the article is excellent and is likely the first use of the phrase. There is no official citation or reference that attributes the phrase either to Humphreys or Capone but it is widely accepted as a Capone quote but organised crime historians alternately attribute the quote to his underling, Humphreys.
As such I described this version of history as an urban legend (as far away from fact as possible while still acknowledging commonplace acceptance as 'fact').
Please feel free to suggest alternate descriptors for this portion of the article.
Stalwart111 ( talk) 00:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC).
If the Dana quote is the first use being referred to, then to say it was first used in Britain, as it does in the intro, is deceptive. The author was an American writing to a Brit, and while his words may have been published in The Times, it still reflects an entirely American usage. If, however, some other historical usage is being referred to, then that should be mentioned in the History section of the article. Agricolae ( talk) 21:56, 26 February 2010 (UTC)
Added a paragraph to the "Vote often" part, noting that the statement sometimes may indicate legitimate activities, although this is rarely the intent.
Also moved a portion discussing the Republican interest in voter fraud from the "Vote often" section to the end of the "history" Section, since it is a historical event. I feel this makes the article flow more smoothly, but minor re-writes may help with this.
It is suggested that data regarding the Republican party's efforts, and responses by the Democratic party would make the article more complete, but might also lead to a lot of unnecessary political bickering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.100.220.21 ( talk) 05:17, 5 October 2012 (UTC)