Dunne, Finley Peter, 1867-1936 / 2008-07-03 00:00:00
EBOOK, MR. DOOLEY'S PHILOSOPHY ***
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MR. DOOLEY'S PHILOSOPHY
by
FINLEY PETER DUNNE
_Illustrated by_
F. OPPER.
[Illustration: POOR PEOPLE 'LL HAVE SIMPLE MEALS.]
_To the Hennessys of the world who suffer and are silent_
PREFACE
The reporter of these monologues would apologize for the frequent
reappearances of Mr. Dooley, if he felt the old gentleman would
appreciate an apology in his behalf. But Mr. Dooley has none of the
modesty that has been described as "an invention for protection against
envy," because unlike that one of his distinguished predecessors who
discovered this theory to excuse his own imperfect but boastful egotism,
he recognizes no such human failing as envy. Most of the papers in the
present collection of the sayings of this great and learned man have
appeared in the press of America and England. This will account for the
fact that they deal with subjects that have pressed hard upon the minds
of newspaper readers, statesmen, and tax-payers during the year. To
these utterances have been added a number of obiter dicta by the
philosopher, which, perhaps, will be found to have the reminiscent
flavor that appertains to the observations of all learned judges when
they are off the bench.
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