Terry, You're a mensch. Thank you. Rick Richard Talbot 1531 West Idaho Avenue Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 (651) 646-6624 (651) 280 8734 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Terry Ballard Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:20 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Unknown MT film footage? Here is a passage from "The Devil's Racetrack:Mark Twain's great dark writings," published by the University of California Press in 1980: Passage from "Glances at History" 375 This republic's life is not in peril. The nation has sold its honor for a phrase. It has swung itself loose from its safe anchorage and is drifting, its helm is in pirate hands. The stupid phrase needed help, and it got another one: "Even if the war be wrong we are in it and must fight it out: we cannot retire from it without dishonor." w'hy, not even a burglar could have said it better. We cannot withdraw from this sordid raid because to grant peace to those little people upon their terms-independence would dishonor us. You have flung away Adam's phrase- you should take it up and examine it again. He said, "An inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war." You have planted a seed, and it will grow. (early 1900s) On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:14 PM, Rick Talbot <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hal Holbrook, while portraying MARK TWAIN in MARK TWAIN TONIGHT cited this. > > Richard Talbot > 1531 West Idaho Avenue > Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 > (651) 646-6624 > (651) 280 8734 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Stone > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 4:50 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Unknown MT film footage? > > Richard, the burglar quote is priceless! Do you have a cite for that? > > Michel L. Stone > STONE & SUTTON, P.A. > 116 East Fourth Street > Panama City, Florida 32401 > (850) 785-7272 office > (850) 785-7094 fax > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rick Talbot > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:49 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Unknown MT film footage? > > "'My country right or wrong.' "Why even a burglar couldn't have said that > better." > > Richard Talbot > 1531 West Idaho Avenue > Falcon Heights, MN 55108-2118 > (651) 646-6624 > (651) 280 8734 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 11:30 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Unknown MT film footage? > > "War is the abomination of all abominations." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Stone <[log in to unmask]> > To: TWAIN-L <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tue, Sep 10, 2013 11:53 am > Subject: Unknown MT film footage? > > > What would MT have said about our current threat of war against Syria? > About our wars in the Middle East generally? > > =20 > > Michel L. Stone > > STONE & SUTTON, P.A. > > 116 East 4th Street > > Panama City, Florida 32401 > > (850) 785-7272 > > [log in to unmask] > > =20 > > Check out my new play, Mark Twain Interruption: > > > http://www.stageplays.com/products/mark_twain_interruptioncategorycyberpres= > s > code417 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > > =20 > -- Terry Ballard Author and Leisure Studies Manager http://www.terryballard.org Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethis.com<http://googlethisforlibraries.com/> "My memory has a mind of its own."