“If thare iz enny human being that i thoroughly loath, it iz the one who haz nothing tew boast ov but hiz money--a mere pimp tew hiz welth.”

—  Josh Billings

Josh Billings: His Works, Complete (1873)

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American humorist 1818–1885

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