‘Patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it.’” That last quote was the same one that Letterman, who presented O’Brien with his Mark Twain ...

Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best ... That last quote was also what Letterman used to end his acceptance speech when he received the Mark Twain prize, NPR reports. Netflix will air ...

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In accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ... soberly. “Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America, but knew it was deeply flawed.

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Many artists have canceled their appearances at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump’s hostile partisan takeover, but not Mark Twain ... “Above all, Twain was a patriot in the ...

O'Brien gave tribute to Mark Twain ... that Twain despised bullies and racism, striving to punch up and not down, empathizing with the powerless and downtrodden. "Twain was a patriot in the ...

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The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...

On Sunday, Conan O’Brien was presented the Mark Twain Prize for Humor at ... He added: “Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America but knew it was deeply ...

And we want to be sensitive to the moment. We want to be sensitive to what's happened, um, and so it is top of our minds and we are talking about it *** lot. The Oscars is still, I think it's 5 ...