We get our morals from books. I didn't get mine from books, but I know…

Mark Twain
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We get our morals from books. I didn't get mine from books, but I know that morals do come from books- theoretically at least. ✨ Mark Twain (2017). The Complete Novels of Mark Twain (Illustrated): 12 American Classics & Author’s Biography: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, A Horse’s Tale, The Prince and the Pauper, The American Claimant, The Mysterious Stranger…, p.4164, e-artnow
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