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<blockquote> ... History will record in the general election campaign of 1967 as the moment when the old order's death knell was finally sounded in clear, loud tones within the state's borders. It will be to Rubel Phillips' eternal credit that he was the man who tolled that knell.<ref>''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'', October 5, 1967; this assessment was made a month before the general election in which Phillips polled less than 30 percent of the ballots cast.</ref></blockquote>​

<blockquote> ... History will record in the general election campaign of 1967 as the moment when the old order's death knell was finally sounded in clear, loud tones within the state's borders. It will be to Rubel Phillips' eternal credit that he was the man who tolled that knell.<ref>''Greenville Delta Democrat-Times'', October 5, 1967; this assessment was made a month before the general election in which Phillips polled less than 30 percent of the ballots cast.</ref></blockquote>​

[[Jim Herrin]], a Canton attorney and a former state chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, attended the second annual Pioneer Dinner of the Mississippi GOP, held in Jackson in 2010. He paid tribute to Phillips, who was too ill to attend the affair:

[[Jim Herring]], a Canton attorney and a former state chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party, attended the second annual Pioneer Dinner of the Mississippi GOP, held in Jackson in 2010. He paid tribute to Phillips, who was too ill to attend the affair:

<blockquote>Rubel was a true pioneer of the Mississippi Republican Party. He was the first to 'step up' in his race for governor and publicly put his economic interests and his reputation on the line for a cause greater than himself. He was and is a great man, who has to this day remained active in the Mississippi Republican Party. We Mississippi Republicans owe him, and we owe him big.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jim-herring.blogspot.com/2010/05/rubel-phillips-gil-carmichael-and-jack.html|title=Rubel Phillips, Gil Carmichael and Jack Reed|publisher=jim-herring.blogspot.com|accessdate=December 2, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Rubel was a true pioneer of the Mississippi Republican Party. He was the first to 'step up' in his race for governor and publicly put his economic interests and his reputation on the line for a cause greater than himself. He was and is a great man, who has to this day remained active in the Mississippi Republican Party. We Mississippi Republicans owe him, and we owe him big.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jim-herring.blogspot.com/2010/05/rubel-phillips-gil-carmichael-and-jack.html|title=Rubel Phillips, Gil Carmichael and Jack Reed|publisher=jim-herring.blogspot.com|accessdate=December 2, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>