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What is Man? by Mark Twain (1835-1910)
What is Man?
by Mark Twain
a.k.a. Samuel Clemens
(1835-1910)
I
a. Man the Machine. b. Personal Merit
[The Old Man and the Young Man had been conversing. The Old Man had asserted that the human being is merely a machine, and nothing more. The Young Man objected, and asked him to go into particulars and furnish his reasons for his position.]
ROMEO AND JULIE ~ By William Shakespear
Romeo and Juliet
PROLOGUE
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
At 103, a Judge Has One Caveat: No Lengthy Trials
At 103, a Judge Has One Caveat: No Lengthy Trials

Larry Smith for The New York Times





