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Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
"Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it."— Mark Twain
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Meaning of this quote
Loyalty to a country can coexist with criticism of the people temporarily governing it. The distinction makes government support depend on conduct instead of treating dissent as automatic disloyalty.
Key takeaway:
Evaluate a government's conduct without confusing it with the whole country.
Origin of the quote
A condensed modern version of a passage in The Czar's Soliloquy, North American Review, March 1905.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe source names a specific Twain work but uses a different opening and a continuous sentence. The uploaded two-sentence slogan is a paraphrase, not the complete original wording.
