“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. And a tail is an awkward thing to laugh with, as you can see by the way they bend themselves half double in extreme hilarity trying to get that rear-end exuberance forward into the main scene of action. What puts man on a higher stage of evolution is that he has got his laugh on the right end.”
Quote by Max Eastman
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Max Eastman
Max Eastman was an American writer, activist, and editor who was a prominent figure in the early 20th century socialist movement. He is best known for his collaboration with Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, and his writings often addressed political and social issues. Eastman was a key figure in the anarchist and socialist movements of his time. more
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