For some interesting comments by Twain about voting read Curious Republic of 
Gondour.

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Larry Howe
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 11:37 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: When political posters quote Mark Twain

I agree with Terry, Hal, and Mike in noting that it doesn't "sound like" Tw=
ain.  To put it more bluntly, Twain quotes are not only witty, their usuall=
y true.  This one is just plain dumb.  And the degree to which SLC was enga=
ged in politics, to the point of becoming a mugwump when he lost his faith =
in the Republican party for its nomination of Blaine suggests that he took =
the right to vote quite seriously.  =0A=
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Lest anyone thinks this ersatz Twain saying has merit, there's a current ca=
ndidate asking (and I paraphrase),=0A=
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If you think elections don't matter, then why do billionaires spend so much=
money trying to influence the outcome?=0A=
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--LH=0A=
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Larry Howe=0A=
Professor of English & Film Studies=0A=
Department of Literature and Languages=0A=
Roosevelt University=0A=
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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Mike Pearson <earthi=
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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 10:40 PM=0A=
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FW: When political posters quote Mark Twain=0A=
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Hi=3D2C Everyone=3D2C=0A=
Yay=3D2C or nay?  on this Mark Twain quote? =3D20=0A=
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Someone who likes Mark Twain=0A=
is circulating the quote (shown below)=3D20=0A=
on a graphic poster on Facebook. =3D20=0A=
      (When a quotation is part of a graphic poster=3D2C=3D20=0A=
a text search of the web...won't notice how often it appears.)=0A=
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If Mark Twain said the quote below=3D2C where did he say it?=0A=
Here's the quote:=0A=
"If voting made any difference=3D2C they wouldn't let us do it."=0A=
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I imagine some innocent persons thinking=3D2C=3D20=0A=
"Oh no! If Mark Twain says our country's good faith system=0A=
                                          is already gone=3D2C it must be t=
ru=3D=0A=
e!"=0A=
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Others may think=3D2C "Mark Twain -- what a maroon!"=0A=
I felt that statement is too hard-line.   =3D20=0A=
It's one thing to say Congress=3D20=0A=
and school boards are criminals and idiots=3D2C which=3D2C I know=3D2C he d=
id say=3D=0A=
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in good humor(?)  It's another thing -- more hardline -- to discourage=0A=
people from voting.=0A=
But=3D2C did he say it?=0A=
Thanks!=0A=
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Mike Pearson=0A=
Ellensburg=3D2C Wash.=3D20=0A=
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