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Finley Peter Dunne Quotes: You can lade a man up to th' university, but ye can't make him think.
         

You can lade a man up to th' university, but ye can't make him think.


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That is, no matther whether th' constitution follows th' flag or not, th' supreme coort follows th' iliction returns.



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What is instinct? It is the natural tendency in one when filled with dismay to turn to his wife.



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An appeal is when you ask one court to show its contempt for another court.



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