Conan O'Brien

First and foremost, Twain hated bullies. He populated his works with abusers such as Huck Finn's alcoholic father, Tom Driscoll and Puddinhead Wilson, and he made his readers passionately hate those characters. He punched up, not down, and he deeply, deeply empathized with the weak.

Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America, but knew it was deeply flawed. Twain wrote, patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it. Now... Some of you might be thinking, what does this have to do with comedy? It has everything to do with comedy. Everything.

Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America, but knew it was deeply flawed. Twain wrote, patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it. Now... Some of you might be thinking, what does this have to do with comedy? It has everything to do with comedy. Everything.

Above all, Twain was a patriot in the best sense of the word. He loved America, but knew it was deeply flawed. Twain wrote, patriotism is supporting your country all of the time and your government when it deserves it. Now... Some of you might be thinking, what does this have to do with comedy? It has everything to do with comedy. Everything.

Twain empathized with the powerless in America, former slaves struggling in reconstruction, immigrant Chinese laborers in California, and European Jews fleeing anti-Semitism. Twain's remedy for ignorance about the world around us was to travel at a time when travel was very long and very difficult.

Twain empathized with the powerless in America, former slaves struggling in reconstruction, immigrant Chinese laborers in California, and European Jews fleeing anti-Semitism. Twain's remedy for ignorance about the world around us was to travel at a time when travel was very long and very difficult.

Twain empathized with the powerless in America, former slaves struggling in reconstruction, immigrant Chinese laborers in California, and European Jews fleeing anti-Semitism. Twain's remedy for ignorance about the world around us was to travel at a time when travel was very long and very difficult.

Twain circled the globe and he wrote, travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

Twain circled the globe and he wrote, travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

Twain circled the globe and he wrote, travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.

Philodendrous, look it up.

Philodendrous, look it up.

Philodendrous, look it up.

So you changed it to philodendrous? Correct. You know what you are?

So you changed it to philodendrous? Correct. You know what you are?

So you changed it to philodendrous? Correct. You know what you are?

Fall is here, hear the yell. Back to school, ring the bell. Brand new shoes, walking blues. Climb the fence, books and pens. I can tell that we are gonna be friends. Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

Fall is here, hear the yell. Back to school, ring the bell. Brand new shoes, walking blues. Climb the fence, books and pens. I can tell that we are gonna be friends. Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

Fall is here, hear the yell. Back to school, ring the bell. Brand new shoes, walking blues. Climb the fence, books and pens. I can tell that we are gonna be friends. Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends.

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