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  1. A quotation from Mark Twain

    For your race, in its poverty, has unquestionably one really effective weapon — laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution — these can lift at a colossal humbug — push it a little — weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. You are always fussing and fighting with your other weapons. Do you ever use that one? No; you leave it lying rusting. As a race, do you ever use it at all? No; you lack sense and the courage.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Story (1916), The Mysterious Stranger, ch. 10

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/6368/

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  2. A quotation from Mark Twain

    For your race, in its poverty, has unquestionably one really effective weapon — laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution — these can lift at a colossal humbug — push it a little — weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. You are always fussing and fighting with your other weapons. Do you ever use that one? No; you leave it lying rusting. As a race, do you ever use it at all? No; you lack sense and the courage.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Story (1916), The Mysterious Stranger, ch. 10

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/6368/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #mysteriousstranger #satan #absurdity #derision #fraud #humanity #humor #laughter #mockery #nonsense #power #weapon

  3. A quotation from Mark Twain

    For your race, in its poverty, has unquestionably one really effective weapon — laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution — these can lift at a colossal humbug — push it a little — weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. You are always fussing and fighting with your other weapons. Do you ever use that one? No; you leave it lying rusting. As a race, do you ever use it at all? No; you lack sense and the courage.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Story (1916), The Mysterious Stranger, ch. 10

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/6368/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #mysteriousstranger #satan #absurdity #derision #fraud #humanity #humor #laughter #mockery #nonsense #power #weapon

  4. A quotation from Mark Twain

    For your race, in its poverty, has unquestionably one really effective weapon — laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution — these can lift at a colossal humbug — push it a little — weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. You are always fussing and fighting with your other weapons. Do you ever use that one? No; you leave it lying rusting. As a race, do you ever use it at all? No; you lack sense and the courage.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Story (1916), The Mysterious Stranger, ch. 10

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/6368/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #mysteriousstranger #satan #absurdity #derision #fraud #humanity #humor #laughter #mockery #nonsense #power #weapon