Will Rogers, (1879-1935) American humorist Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Will Rogers Quote “You shake a slogan at an American and it's just like showing a hungry dog a bone.”Will Rogers ~ Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist America , Collectivist , Humor , Media , Patriotism , Propaganda , Psycho-politics Ratings and Comments Reply Anonymous 2/21/05 Reply Anonymous 2/21/05 Reply Anonymous, Reston, VA US 2/21/05 Reply John-Douglas, nassau 2/21/05 Woof, woof! 1 Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 2/20/13 " Hope and Change" comes to mind as well as "Yes We Can." The real danger to this country is the brain dead idiots that bought into those slogans. Reply Mike, Norwalk 2/20/13 I'm not quite sure how to rate this; 5 stars for accuracy or thumbs down for accuracy. hmmm Reply E Archer, NYC 2/20/13 So true -- will Americans ever smarten up? Reply Patrick Henry, Red Hill 6/16/17 A frailtly common to Man, on which nationality has no bearing, ultimately, that had its genesis in the Garden. Reply David, Mannington 6/16/17 1 Reply Robert, Somewhere in the US 6/16/17 E. NO.... 1 Reply E Archer, NYC 6/19/17 A Puritanical streak is still strong in America -- the promise of a better day has been the appeal of the left and the right, never ceasing their preaching.If the techniques used by Madison Avenue to put McDonald's jingles into our heads were instead used to instill a sense of wholeness and responsibility (do we not hunger for that as well?), can you imagine the fruits? Most every child knows the words to commercials without ever attending a class or reading a book. What are they really learning throughout their day to day? SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Will Rogers quote is found in these categories: America quotes Collectivist quotes Humor quotes Media quotes Patriotism quotes Propaganda quotes Psycho-politics quotes About Will Rogers Bio of Will Rogers Quotations by Will Rogers Books by/about Will Rogers Will Rogers videos Will Rogers on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Will Rogers