At one point, as Samuel urges Adam to raise his boys well regardless of the blood that might be in them, Adam tells him, "You can't make a race horse of a pig." Samuel replies, "No, but you can make a very fast pig.
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- Nationality: american
- Born: February 27, 1902
- Died: December 20, 1968
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