Salvador [Dali] was brought up in Spain, a country colored by the lege…

James Thurber
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Salvador [Dali] was brought up in Spain, a country colored by the legends of Hannibal, El Greco, and Cervantes. I was brought up in Ohio, a region steeped in the tradition of Coxey's Army, the Anti-Saloon League, and William Howard Taft. ✨ JAMES THURBER (1945). THE THURBER CARNIVAL
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Salvador [Dali] was brought up in Spain, a country colored by the legends of Hannibal, El Greco, and Cervantes. I was brought up in Ohio, a region steeped in the tradition of Coxey's Army, the Anti-Saloon League, and William Howard Taft. ✨ JAMES THURBER (1945). THE THURBER CARNIVAL

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