Quote by Mark Twain

This nation is like all the others that have been spewed upon the earth--ready to shout for any cause that will tickle its vanity or fill its pocket. What a hell of a heaven it will be when they get all these hypocrites assembled there!- Letter to J. H. Twichell, 1/29/1901

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The quote criticizes the nation's tendency to blindly support any cause that serves its selfish interests or boosts its ego. It highlights the collective hypocrisy and greed prevalent among its people. The speaker sarcastically remarks about the imagined outcome when the hypocrites who had exploited their positions and manipulated the nation's values are gathered in heaven. Through this statement, the quote expresses sardonic pessimism regarding the state of the nation and its people.

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