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Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
— Sam Rayburn
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Sam Rayburn
politician, lawyer
1882 – 1961
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years.