Victor Murdock Quotes
No man can serve two masters. No man can serve his people and the [party] caucus.
Victor Murdock, 1871-1945, U. S. Congressman (Republican, KS), Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, Chairman, Progressive Party, House debate, September 13, 1913
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Victor Murdock was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
