Mark Twain Quote

Quote from Mark Twain,

"My kind of loyalty was to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death."

By:	Mark Twain (more quotes by Mark Twain or books by/about Mark Twain)
	[Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835-1910) American author and humorist
Categories:	Conscience, Constitution, Death, Duty, Patriotism, Politics, Responsibility, Vigilance, Loyalty
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