In the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this Earth, I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.

-George Wallace

Edit: That is not Wallace, he ran in the Democratic primary in 72

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wrong guy - John G. Schmitz ran in the same party (and the same general idea) as Wallace (American Independence Party), but was not, himself, George Wallace.

[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

My mistake. WIkipedia has George Wallace pictured under the third party section of the 1972 election article and I just assumed that it was Wallace that ran. Apparently he ran for the Democratic primary in 72, so I don't know why he's pictured in the section on third parties.