Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, chapter 10 (1916) Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, chapter 10 (1916) [Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. Mark Twain, The Mysterious Stranger, chapter 10 (1916)
