Mark Twain — Philosopher Of Democracy

From April 24, 1910

MARK TWAIN — PHILOSOPHER OF DEMOCRACY: The Serious Side of the Famous Humorist Whose Dominant Note Was Love of Liberty and Hate of Shams (PDF)

Mark Twain died 100 years ago this week, on April 20, 1910. The following Sunday, the Times ran this remembrance of him on the front page of the Magazine Section.

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Written by David

April 23rd, 2010 at 9:05 am

Posted in Adventure,Humor,Literature

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Whenever someone poses the “which historical figure would you most like to meet” question, my go-to choice is almost always Mark Twain. Someone I could both admire *and* imagine having an interesting conversation with.

Also, this is a wonderful idea for a blog. Thank you for putting it together.

Moeskido

25 Apr 10 at 12:38 PM

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