I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning reli…

Mark Twain
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I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, p.133, Univ of California Press
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I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's. ✨ Mark Twain (2015). Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition, p.133, Univ of California Press

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