16 Apr 2010
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Mark Twain as a Cultural Authority, Sociological essays
Mark Twain on War and Water-boarding The United States started colonization of the Philippines in 1899 and began a long war against Philippine guerillas. Twain denounced this war – “When the United States snatched the Philippines, she stained the flag.” (American History, Apr. 2010, p. 36) In his autobiography Twain characterized President Theodore Roosevelt who […]