R: "lies, damned lies, and statistics" 1856??

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Dear All,
An old textbook of mine attributed the quotation to Mark
Twain. Would that fit the possible dates?
M.I.Amorelli
ESP/ESP
Faculties of Economics and Law,
Sassari,
Sardinia

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