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The most common of all antagonisms arises from a man's taking a seat beside you on the train, a seat to which he is completely entitled.

Robert Benchley

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Robert Benchley
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 15
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Actor
Humorist
Journalist
Screenwriter
Worcester
Massachusetts
Train
Antagonism
Completely
Monarchy
Taking
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Common
Beside
Men
Seat
Entitled
Seats
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Antagonisms

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