Most of us can almost instantly identify the broadcast once we hear the well-known quote that serves as both the speech’s title and is repeated throughout the article. Paul Harvey famously said,
“If I were the Devil,” in 1965 before talking about the problems we face today. Harvey’s statements are unquestionably true, yet they may not be as foretelling as some people think.
Yes, Paul Harvey’s well-known essay “If I Were the Devil” was first published in 1964. The article was broadcast in 1965 and remains popular to this day.
However, Harvey altered the version that is now widely shared online to reflect events that occurred during his tragically brief life,
Which ended in 2009. The earliest authentic Paul Harvey version of this article that we have discovered so far was published in his 1964 newspaper column:
Paul Harvey’s “If I were the Devil,” which genuinely sounds like what’s heard in the video above, was published in a newspaper in 1996.
