Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get al… - Mark Twain

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Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it. What keeps a republic on its legs is good citizenship.

Mark Twain

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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known as Mark Twain, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.

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Birth Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Alternative Names: Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass • Samuel L. Clemens • Samuel Clemens • Quintus Curtius Snodgrass

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