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Tag: Apocryphal

The Apocryphal Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”

The Apocryphal Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”

Posted on July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 by Matt Seybold

The search for the origin of this popular aphorism run through Dwight D. Eisenhower, “Bear” Bryant, and the B&O railroad!?!

Posted in The Apocryphal TwainTagged Apocryphal, Arthur G. Lewis, B&O Railroad, Bear Bryant, Dwight Eisenhower, Fight In The Dog, Mark Twain, Royal Blue, Size Of The Dog In The Fight6 Comments on The Apocryphal Twain: “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.”
The Apocryphal Twain: “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

The Apocryphal Twain: “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

Posted on February 27, 2020March 3, 2020 by Matt Seybold

An anti-democratic dismissal circulates during election season, falsely attributed to Mark Twain. Where did it actually come from?

Posted in The Apocryphal TwainTagged Apocryphal, Ballot Box, Bob Avakian, Difference, Elections, Emma Goldman, Father Berrigan, Mark Twain, Super Tuesday, Travus T Hipp, Voting7 Comments on The Apocryphal Twain: “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”