Rogers' observations are as stingingly accurate in our post-modern world as they were in the 1920s and '30s. He has inspired two one-man shows and a five-year Broadway hit that is still #1 at the box office because of his humor, compassion and intimate understanding that current events are the logical result of the human condition.

Will Rogers Speaks is an encyclopedic compendium of quotes from Accidents to Zeigfeld, which range from stoically satirical to gut-splittingly original. The over 1,000 quotes from America's best-loved humorist address subjects as divers as Democrats and Republicans, Gun Control, Education, Revolution, Taxes, Intolerance, Congress, and the Presidency. From touring rope act to vaudeville, Zeigfeld to the movies, after-dinner speaker to lecture circuit, Will Rogers captured the imagination of all he encountered. His daily newspaper pieces were syndicated, delighting 40 million readers - at a...