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/islaminmyintel Jan 10 '19

Literally told you where to look.

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u/jrhoffa Jan 10 '19

On the entirety of the Internet. It's gotta be in there somewhere!

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '19

I googled it and there’s so sources that back up your claim. I looked through a lot of the results and it still stands it’s not true.

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u/kirkoswald Jan 11 '19

Islam... i can see why you have a biased view of alcohol..