Tag Archives: Mark Twain

“I believe…that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri!”

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

To most of the outer island Tongan people we knew, America is Los Angelos (they call it Ela A), Hawaii and American Samoa. Most couldn’t name another state or city in the entire country (It would be fair to point … Continue reading →

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A Quandary on Censorship

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

Were I to refuse to purchase for the public library copies of a new edition of a classic American novel that censors out the historically accurate language of the original for the sake of political correctness, am I engaging in … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day: Mark Twain on Beliefs

Posted on July 28, 2009 by

The easy confidence with which I know another man’s religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also. – Mark Twain from The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain, Ed., Alex Ayres I picked up a copy … Continue reading →

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