Carl Hayden (1877–1972) American federal politician
"Carl T. Hayden is Dead at 94; Arizonan in Congress 56 years", New York Times, January 26, 1972, pp. 40.
Said to Franklin D. Roosevelt when asked why Hayden was always interested in roads.
“I believe in a benevolent God not because He created the Grand Canyon or Michelangelo, but because He gave us snacks.”
— Paul Rudnick, book I Shudder
Source: I Shudder (2009), p. 51
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