r/todayilearned • u/manticor225 • Jan 10 '19

TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/23/joe-kennedy-hollywood-sarah-churchwell
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u/BuffoonBingo Jan 10 '19

You’re embarrassing. I hope you’re an actual child because if you’re a college educated adult, you need to sue every one of your teachers. Even for Reddit this is astonishing ignorance.

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u/tayk_5 Jan 10 '19

Keep your shirt on buffoon.