No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all… — Mark Twain · Skopia

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No man has a wholly undiseased mind; that in one way or another all men are mad.

1910

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Twain, Mark. "The Memorable Assassination." What is Man? And Other Essays. Harper & Brothers, 1917.

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