All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other people's wash. No tribe, howsoever insignificant, and no nation, howsoever mighty occupies a foot of land that was not stolen.


The Writings of Mark Twain: Following the equator; a journey around the world (ed. 1809)


All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other...

All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other...

All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other...

All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other...