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There is a terrible lot of us who don't think that we come from a monkey, but if there are some people who think that they do, why, it's not our business to rob them of what little pleasure they might get out of imagining it.

Will Rogers

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Will Rogers
Age: 55 †
Born: 1879
Born: November 4
Died: 1935
Died: August 15
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Do anything in this world but monkey with somebody eles's religion. What reasoning of conceit makes anyone think theirs is right?
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People are getting smarter nowadays they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
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We elect our Presidents, be they Republican or Democrat, then start daring 'em to make good.
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.
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I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
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I see where we are starting to pay some attention to our neighbors to the south. We could never understand why Mexico wasn't just crazy about us, for we have always had their good will, and oil and minerals, at heart
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