I dunno if this has been posted before. Anyways I was wathing an interview of Hal Holbrook by Bill Moyer yesterday and since Holbrook has been playing Twain in a one man show for about 50 years now the interview was intercut with his performance and this little gem popped out
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For in a Republic, who is “the country”? Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant—merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. - Mark Twain
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Anyways I'd like to hear people's thoughts on this. Personally the quote had such an impact on me it was like a gunshot.It's my new sig too.