Twain, Found In the Ruins

by Matthew Campbell

“My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one’s country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.”

                   ― Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

About Contributor:

Matthew Campbell is a graduate of the UMF writing program, but after a few half-hearted attempts at writing he gave it up. He now plays with cameras instead of words. Also, he plays air drums spectacularly. He occasionally moves about in disguise.