Molly Ivans: The Flag or the Constitution

Excerpt from: She DID Say That—Quotes From Molly Ivins (2020), edited by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel.

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KISWAHILI

"Aliyekuwa [Mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Texas] Craig Washington aliwahi kusema wakati wa hotuba akipojizugumzia upweke kwenye sakafu ya Seneti ya Texas: 'Napendelea mtu ambaye atachoma bendera na kisha kujifunga kwa Katiba badala ya mtu ambaye atachoma Katiba na kisha ajifunge kwa bendera.’”

- Molly Ivins (1944-2007) alikuwa mwandishi wa gazeti, mwandishi, na mchambuzi wa kisiasa. Alijulikana kwa kejeli yake ya kuchekesha na tashtiti kisiasa.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

“Former [Texas State Representative] Craig Washington once said during a lonely soliloquy on the floor of the Texas Senate: ‘I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag.’”

- Molly Ivans (1944-2007) was a newspaper columnist, author, and political commentator. She was known for her funny sarcasm and political satire.

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Asante na tutaonana tena (Thank you and may we see each other again),

Mmerikani

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Chanzo (source): Engel, Allison and Margaret Engel, eds. Molly Ivans: She DID Say That—Quotes From Molly Ivins. Fort Worth, Texas: Great Texas Line Press, 2020, page 37. Kindle Edition.