The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

Mark Twain

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Radicalism Conservatism Progress

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1897 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 31. Originally from Notebook, c. 1897

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus... Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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Santa Claus

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Francis Pharcellus Church
Source
New York Sun
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
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Original Citation

Church, Francis. "Is There a Santa Claus?" The New York Sun, 21 Sept. 1897.

Current Citation

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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