"Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly.……" — A J Liebling

Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with… - A J Liebling

"Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the patch. By the time they reach New York, they are like Golden Bantam that has been trucked up from Texas - stale and unprofitable. The consumer forgets that the corn tastes different where it grows."

— A J Liebling

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