ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN

It's actually the name of an old, 1944 black & white movie that stars Fredric March as the famed author. If you watch the movie, you'll learn how Samuel Clemens came-up with his pen name, his relation to Hailey's Comet and several other interesting tidbits, should you be a fan of Twain's.

I don't know if Mark Twain really said this during a speech, but the movie has him making quite a darn good point:

Men will always vary in nature, race, creed, and desires. There will always be the belligerent and the oppressed. But in our country, we can and must hold fast to our ideal of democracy because we've made it a shining reality. Let's cherish our proud traditions of freedom and tolerance. Let's vow our that our tolerance will never become indifference and our freedom never become license. Let's respect each other's rights and defend with the pen if possible and the sword if need be, our inalienable privilege to be a free and united people.