Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 277 |
| AUTHOR: | Author unknown |
| QUOTATION: | During the American Revolution, George Washington used to call out for “beef, beef, beef,” but the Continental Congress called out for “pork, pork, pork.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Author unknown. Representative Clarence Cannon used to quote this comment of an unknown author. Unverified. |
| SUBJECTS: | Congress |