“The Senate is now composed of a different material from what it once was. Its glory hath departed. Its halls no longer echo the words of a Clay, or Webster, or Calhoun . . . the void is felt.”
—-Mark Twain, February 1854.
past is not past
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past is not past 
Mark Twain–right as rain, again. . . .
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Boss,
I’m reading Ron Powers biography of Mark Twain at this very moment. I highly recommend it if you have not already done so,
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At the same time, Franklin Pierce, listed among the worst presidents, enforced the Fugitive Slave Act. Double woe.
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If you haven’t read Ron Powers’ biography of Twain it is worth the time.
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