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George Jean Nathan

U.S. drama critic

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

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George Jean Nathan

U.S. drama critic I drink to make other people interesting. www.english-slang.com

George Jean Nathan

(1882-1958) U.S. drama critic Like everyone else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds. www.english-slang.com

George Jean Nathan

Testament of a Critic, p. 179 There is no such thing as a dirty theme. There are only dirty writers. www.english-slang.com

vote one out

[vote one out] {v. phr.} To terminate one's elected office by casting a negative vote about that person (judge, congressman, etc.), mostly so that someone else might occupy the same […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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