I don't mind what the opposition say of me so long as they don't tell …

Mark Twain
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I don't mind what the opposition say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me. But when they descend to telling the truth about me I consider that this is taking an unfair advantage. ✨ Mark Twain (1984). Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims and other salutary platform opinions, Harpercollins
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I don't mind what the opposition say of me so long as they don't tell the truth about me. But when they descend to telling the truth about me I consider that this is taking an unfair advantage. ✨ Mark Twain (1984). Plymouth Rock and the Pilgrims and other salutary platform opinions, Harpercollins

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