Diapers and politicians should be changed often, and for the same reason. -Mark Twain

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[–]JasonCarswell 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

A+++ Saved!

However, it is misattributed to Mark Twain:

Politicians are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reason

  • Variant: Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason
  • Not found in Twain's works.
  • A 1993 newspaper humor column attributes this saying to Reader's Digest: "Picking it up from a Reader's Digest fan, Willie, our ex-shoe shine boy, says some politicians are like diapers. They both need changed often ... and for the same reason."[2]
  • Also attributed to Reader's Digest in Naomi Judd's 1993 book Love Can Build a Bridge: 'A quip I once saw in Reader's Digest said: "Most politicians are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reason!"'.
  • Attributed to 1992 congressional candidate John Wallner
  • Not found attributed to Twain until 2010

~ https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Twain#Misattributed

[–]Vigte 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

A (ridiculously long) analysis of the phrase's evolution

Interesting.

[–]JasonCarswell 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks!