Who said “The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying,…”?

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Sinclair Lewis. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceDodsworth, Ch. 10 (1929)

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“The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, ''The trouble with this country is...''”
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Lewis, S. (n.d.). The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, ''The trouble with this country is...'' [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2438-the-trouble-with-this-country-is-that-there/

MLA

Lewis, Sinclair. “The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, ''The trouble with this country is...''” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2438-the-trouble-with-this-country-is-that-there/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Lewis, Sinclair. “The trouble with this country is that there are too many people going about saying, ''The trouble with this country is...''” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2438-the-trouble-with-this-country-is-that-there/.