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Mark Twain


Louis Utermeyer, A Treasury of Laughter (Simon & Schuster)

Once when Mark Twain was lecturing in Utah, a Mormon acquaintance argued with him on the subject of polygamy. After a long and rather heated debate, the Mormon finally said, "Can you find for me a single passage of Scripture which forbids polygamy?" "Certainly," replied Twain. "&ls;No man can serve two masters.'"