Also on the list is ‘I can’t breathe’, the plea George Floyd made repeatedly to police officers holding him down on a Minneapolis street corner.
A plea from Dr. Anthony Fauci for people to wear a mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus tops a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotes of 2020.
The list assembled by Fred Shapiro, an associate director at the library, is an annual update to The Yale Book of Quotations, which was first published in 2006.
Also on the list is ‘I can’t breathe’, the plea George Floyd made repeatedly to police officers holding him down on a Minneapolis street corner. Several quotes from the presidential campaign appear including Joe Biden telling a student: ‘You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier.’
Mr. Shapiro said he picks quotes that are not necessarily admirable or eloquent, but rather because they are famous or particularly revealing of the spirit of the times.
The list
1. Wear a mask. — Dr. Anthony Fauci, CNN…