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Sender: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:55:21 -0500
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I've received the following inquiry:


> Sorry to bother you.  I recently received an e-mail with the following
> quote, attributed to Mark Twain:
>
> "War is good for the economy like cannibalism is nutritious."
>
> I've searched my Bartlett's and tried google but can find no mention of
it,
> so I thought I'd ask you.  Any ideas?
>

In response to this, I checked "Twain's World," but found nothing
there.  Has anyone ever heard of this--attributed either to Twain or to
someone else?

Jim Leonard

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