"The total depravity of inanimate things."
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Epigram, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Mary Abigail Dodge
Mary Abigail Dodge (March 31, 1833 – August 17, 1896) was an American writer and essayist, under pseudonym Gail Hamilton. Her writing is noted for its wit and promotion of equality of education and occupation for women.
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