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A celebrated wit and keen observer of human nature, Franklin P. Adams brought humor and insight to journalism and poetry. Best known for his column The Conning Tower, he championed emerging literary talents while offering clever social commentary. His ability to blend satire with intelligence made his writing both engaging and thought-provoking. Adams' legacy reminds us that words have the power to inform, entertain, and inspire change. His work continues to influence journalists and humorists who seek to blend wisdom with wit.
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"Too much truth is uncouth."

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"Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory."

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"I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way."

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"Health is the thing that makes you feel that now is the best time of the year."

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"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody."

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"The trouble with this country is that there are too many politicians who believe, with a conviction based on experience, that you can fool all of the people all of the time."

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"There are plenty of good five cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter."

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"There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important."

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"Christmas is over and Business is Business."

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"Having imagination it takes you an hour to write a paragraph that if you were unimaginative would take you only a minute."

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"The true republic: men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less."

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"We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations."

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