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n nEvery man a king, so there would be no such thing as a man or woman who did not have the necessities of life, who would not be dependent upon the whims of the financial barons for a living. -Share Our Wealth, Huey Long (1934)n n nn n Every Man a King and Share Our Wealth-Two Huey Long Speeches by extraordinary Louisiana left-wing populist Huey Long includes: n n nn n- his 1934 radio address announcing the start of his Share Our Wealth Movement, promoting greater equality among Americans. By 1935 this movement had 27,000 chapters with 7.5 million members.n n- Long's Statement on the Share Our Wealth Society in Congress (1935) with proposals, such as that every family was to be furnished with a homestead allowance of not less than one-third the average family wealth of the country and yearly income cannot exceed more than 300 times the size of the average family income.n n nn nLong's radical agenda as expressed in Every Man a King and Share Our Wealth still offers food for thought for the social-economic debates of the 21st century.n n n