Subject of the Post: Sources of Certain Lines

Dick Waterman wrote:

They say that patriotism is the last refuge
To which a scoundrel clings
Steal a little and they throw you in jail,
Steal a lot and they make you a king.

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"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
Samuel Johnson, 1775

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"For de little stealin' dey gits you in jail soon or late. For de big stealin' dey makes you emperor and puts you in de Hall o' Fame when you croaks."

-THE EMPEROR JONES (Eugene O'Neal)