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The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labor.
Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
Age: 74 †
Born: 1835
Born: November 30
Died: 1910
Died: April 21
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure.
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