If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of being in suc…

Mark Twain
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If we only had some God in the country's laws, instead of being in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.230, Courier Corporation
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