.... it is not wise to keep the fire going under a slander unless you can get some large advantage out of keeping it alive. Few slanders can stand the wear of silence.
p. 161. - Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 (2010)
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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
