The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes… — Mark Twain

The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent for a clergyman and asked him, “Where is the best place to go to?” He was undecided about it. So the minister told him that each place had its advantages—heaven for climate, and hell for society.

1901
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Twain, Mark. "Edmund Burke on Croker and Tammany." Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches & Essays 1891-1910, edited by Louis J. Budd. Library of America, 1992.
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Twain, Mark. "Edmund Burke on Croker and Tammany." 7 Oct. 1901, New York City, NY, USA.

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