"Only when a republic's life is in..." - Quote by Mark Twain
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.
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“Those who do not read the news are uninformed. Those who do are misinformed.”
“Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.”
“But old fools is the biggest fools there is.”
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“There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy requires determined action and a deep commitment to transforming our society from a crisis ridden present into something all South Africans can be truly proud of.”
“The reason so many problems do not get solved in Washington is that solving those problems is not the No. 1 priority: Re-election is.”
“A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.”
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“If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?”
“Come near; I would, before my time to go,Sing of old Eire and the ancient ways:Red Rose, proud Rose, sad Rose of all my days.”
“Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS.”