Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyerand its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the latter often called "The Great American Novel"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 November 1835
CountryUnited States of America
soul patriotism substance
The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice -- and always has been.
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...majority Patriotism is the customary Patriotism.
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Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest.
talking patriotism humbug
Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery.
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We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty.
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That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do.
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Patriotism is merely a religion-love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.
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Each of you, for himself, by himself and on his own responsibility, must speak.
beginning cause costs join patriot patriotism scarce succeeds timid
In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, Brave, Hated, and Scorned. When his cause succeeds however,the timid join him, For then it costs nothing to be a Patriot.