It is yet another Civilized Power, with its banner of the Prince of Peace in one hand and its loot-basket and its butcher-knife in the other. Is there no salvation for us but to adopt Civilization and lift ourselves down to its level?.

...many foolish persons, wanderers from other parts, have the vain fashion of graving their names and the obscure places whence they come, upon its stones, which is silly and marketh the doer for a fool.

The new political gospel: public office is private graft.

I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes.

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Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?

I was exceedingly delighted with the waltz, and also with the polka. These differ in name, but there the difference ceases