Happy 4th of July

And to all of my American friends, I hope you get your country back soon.

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.
- Edward R Murrow

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

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.
- Sinclair Lewis

Sunday Food for Thought: Mark Twain on Congress

Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
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It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.
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Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.
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...I never can think of Judas Iscariot without losing my temper. To my mind Judas Iscariot was nothing but a low, mean, premature, Congressman.
("Foster's Case", New York Tribune, 3/10/1873)