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"I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one's genius, such an opening for wit to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying anything just; but one cannot always be laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty."

--Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

I wanted to write this down, because I've had a hard time finding mortality statistics for medeival or third-world countries. This is from an article on the front [page of the May 10th Wall Street Journal. It is talking about modern Niger, an African nation north of Nigeria and south of Libya and Algeria.

"80% adult illiteracy, 45-year life expectancy, and pockets where 40% of the children die before the age of five "

"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not." --Andre Gide

Is it, do you think?