Leaving out the gamblers, the burglars, and the plumbers, perhaps we d…

Mark Twain
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Leaving out the gamblers, the burglars, and the plumbers, perhaps we do put our trust in God after a fashion. But, after all, it is an overstatement. If the cholera or black plague should come to these shores, perhaps the bulk of the nation would pray to be delivered from it, but the rest would put their trust in The Health Board. ✨ Mark Twain (2016). Mark Twain's Speeches, p.95, Xist Publishing
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