Johnny Hart was the main gag writer in though others provided some suggestions and material. Image Notes: Picture of gold bullion from istara at Pixabay.
Picture of the golden mask of Tutankhamun from Sriom at Pixabay. Great thanks to Fred Shapiro whose inquiry led QI to formulate this question and perform this exploration. Many thanks to George S. Special thanks to top researcher Barry Popik whose exploration further constrained the time period of the joke to or earlier. Also, thanks to Samantha Pugh who pointed out the occurrence of the saying in the movie Aladdin.
Additional thanks to the discussants on the Wombats mailing list. Skip to content. Dear Quote Investigator: The Golden Rule is a famous ethical principle that can be stated as follows: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
I am interested in the origin of the following spoof version: The person who has the gold makes the rules.
In some strips the king is elected to his monarchial position albeit through rigged ballots. PS: Jean-Jacques Rousseau said this before. The slaves have simply been moved from the fields to buildings. However it may not have been in print or sung in a jazz song. But it […]. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. Quote of The day Remember the golden rule: he who has the gold makes the rules - Unknown.
Take control of your finances, your money, the course your own life takes, and set the rules! Tags personal finances quote. Notify me of new comments via email.
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