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I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife.
James Russell Lowell
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I have always been of the mind that in a democracy manners are the only effective weapons against the bowie-knife. — James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell was a Poet from United States (1819–1891).

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James Russell Lowell lived from 1819 – 1891.
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