Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
“Folks never understand the folks they hate.”
No. 2.
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series II (1866)
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Tom Lehrer (1928) American singer-songwriter and mathematician
"National Brotherhood Week"
That Was the Year That Was (1965)
Variant: Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks,
And the rich folks hate the poor folks.
All of my folks hate all of your folks,
It's American as apple pie.
“Some folks rail against other folks, because other folks have what some folks would be glad of.”
Henry Fielding book Joseph Andrews
Book IV, Ch. 6
Joseph Andrews (1742)
“[…] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks.”
Michael Nutter (1957) American mayor
“I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.”
Harper Lee book To Kill a Mockingbird
Pt. 2, ch. 23
Jean Louise (Scout) Finch
Source: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
“[…] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did.”
Michael Nutter (1957) American mayor
At an address on February, 2013 at the Community College of Philadelphia, City Journal, Spring 2013, vol. 23, no. 2 http://www.city-journal.org/2013/23_2_michael-nutter.html
“All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.”
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
Variant: All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
“It's funny how dogs and cats know the insides of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?”
Eleanor H. Porter book Pollyanna
Pollyanna
Works, Pollyanna (1913)