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Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.

 
NUMBER: 277
AUTHOR: Author unknown
QUOTATION: During the American Revolution, George Washington used to call out for “beef, beef, beef,” but the Continental Congress called out for “pork, pork, pork.”
ATTRIBUTION: Author unknown. Representative Clarence Cannon used to quote this comment of an unknown author. Unverified.
SUBJECTS: Congress