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“ETHICS ARE FOR LIBERALS”
While it is unusual for a cartoonist to influence government decisions, supporters of South Carolina Justice Clement F. Haynsworth (1912–1989) decried Herblock’s series of “Vend-a-Justice” cartoons for persuading senators to vote against the nominee for the Supreme Court. Herblock equated the resignation of Associate Justice Abe Fortas (1910–1982) over ethical issues with concerns about Haynsworth’s ethics. Senators James Eastland (1904–1986) and Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), Attorney General John Mitchell (1913–1988), and President Richard M. Nixon rush Haynsworth up a ramp to the Supreme Court.
“Ethics Are for Liberals,” 1969. Published in the Washington Post, October 3, 1969. |