Morals are not the important thing-nor enlightenment-nor civilization.…

Mark Twain
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Morals are not the important thing-nor enlightenment-nor civilization. A man can do absolutely well without them, but he can't do without something to eat. The supremest thing is the need of the body, not of the mind and spirit. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.291, Courier Corporation
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