“ How can men, calling themselves men, consent to be so degraded and happy. ”
Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869). copy citation
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Source | The Innocents Abroad |
| Topic | consent |
| Date | 1869 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3176/3176-h/3176-h.htm |
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“They were not respectable people--they were not worthy people--they were not learned and wise and brilliant people--but in their breasts, all their stupid lives long, resteth a peace that passeth understanding! How can men, calling themselves men, consent to be so degraded and happy.
We whisked by many a gray old medieval castle, clad thick with ivy that swung its green banners down from towers and turrets where once some old Crusader’s flag had floated. The driver pointed to one of these ancient fortresses, and said,”
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