Mark Twain Quote

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.


Letters from the Earth (ed. 1962)


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...

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...

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...

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...