Imagine what our country was like when authors and humorists like Mark Twain and Will Rogers were in full bloom. When tycoons and politicians regularly participated in the give and take of their wit. When they all gave as good as they took in the arena of public attention and opinion. No television or internet – it was all front-page news and word of mouth. They all had thick skin and survived the back and forth, debating over a pint and ending with a handshake. When leaders understood that the purpose of a democracy was to fight hard to forge a consensus. When loyalty was to the country that they all fought so hard to preserve. Where institutions and officeholders came and went but the people all stood shoulder to shoulder to support their country and what it stood for. When people talk of the good old days, those were it. As America emerged into world leadership after the 2 World Wars, it was based on those principles. And as America’s economy and its businesses flourished, their bedrock was those principles too. Where all men are created equal. One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all. Be loyal to that today.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 – 1910): American writer, humorist, and essayist known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," and the “father of American literature”. Twain's novels include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
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