'Ev Mecham has the morals of a used-car salesman.' - Joe Lane, Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A politician is compared to a used-car salesman regarding morals.
- In plain terms
- He has low morals like a used-car salesman.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the ethics of public figures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you judge a politician's ethics?
Another view
It relies on a negative stereotype.
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