The Mysterious Stranger (posthumous, ed. Paine/Duneka)writing · written c. 1897–1908, pub. 1916ContextualVerified quotation — claim 01“For your race, in its poverty, has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.” — Mark Twain
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Following the Equator (Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar maxims)writing · 1897DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essayswriting · 1897DirectNo passage is mapped to this claim. Sources are listed for provenance; a quotation appears only when it has been verified for the specific claim.