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People have a right to be shocked the mention of unmentionable things is a kind of participation in them.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Logan Pearsall Smith
Age: 80 †
Born: 1865
Born: October 18
Died: 1946
Died: March 2
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Literary Critic
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
Lloyd Logan Pearsall Smith
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Censorship
Participation
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People
Unmentionable

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