For some interesting comments by Twain about voting read Curious Republic of Gondour. Kevin @ Mac Donnell Rare Books 9307 Glenlake Drive Austin TX 78730 512-345-4139 Member: ABAA, ILAB ************************* You may browse our books at: www.macdonnellrarebooks.com -----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= =0A= Lest anyone thinks this ersatz Twain saying has merit, there's a current ca= ndidate asking (and I paraphrase),=0A= =0A= If you think elections don't matter, then why do billionaires spend so much= money trying to influence the outcome?=0A= =0A= --LH=0A= =0A= Larry Howe=0A= Professor of English & Film Studies=0A= Department of Literature and Languages=0A= Roosevelt University=0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Mike Pearson <earthi= [log in to unmask]>=0A= Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2015 10:40 PM=0A= To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: When political posters quote Mark Twain=0A= =0A= =3D0A=3D=0A= =3D0A=3D=0A= Hi=3D2C Everyone=3D2C=0A= Yay=3D2C or nay? on this Mark Twain quote? =3D20=0A= =0A= 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= =0A= 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= =0A= 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= =0A= 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= =3D2C=0A= 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= =0A= Mike Pearson=0A= Ellensburg=3D2C Wash.=3D20=0A= = =3D=