The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and …

Mark Twain
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The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other is painted. ✨ Mark Twain Laughing 1904, #370 (p. 98)
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The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other is painted. ✨ Mark Twain Laughing 1904, #370 (p. 98)

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