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While there are probably thousands of Mark Twain quotes, these are some of my favorites.
In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear.
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.
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A couple of other favorites from commenter Wilson...
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
