Hal Holbrook - Mark Twain Tonight English Subtitles

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Ladies and gentlemen, how solemn
and beautiful is the thought

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that the earliest pioneer of
civilization is never the railroad,

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never the newspaper,
never the missionary,

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but whisky.

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However, truth is the most
valuable thing we have

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so let us economize it.

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Well, I ought to thank you for
attending the services this evening.

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I nearly missed them myself.

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I came by railroad.