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    Mark Twain Didn’t Say That Thing About Obituaries

    And Martin Luther King never said the quote that’s being attributed to him, either
    by Alex Eichler May 03, 2011 1 minute

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    "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." That quote, attributed to Mark after the death of Osama bin Laden. If you're against killing on principle, but still no great fan of bin Laden, the Twain quote might have seemed perfectly suited to the occasion.

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