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Mark Twain

American writer, 1835 to 1910

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Satirized slavery, greed and hypocrisy in works such as Huckleberry Finn, and as a leader of the Anti-Imperialist League opposed US annexation of the Philippines.

Mark Twain sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly globalist on nation and strongly peace-first on war and peace. The profile is close to the middle on economy.

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Where Mark Twain sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyCentered on economy
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Mark Twain

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Political views closest to Mark Twain

Pirate politicsChampions digital rights, transparency, privacy and copyright reform.99%Left-libertarianismCombines strong personal freedom with the view that natural resources and wealth should…99%MutualismA market-based anarchism in which workers and small producers trade fairly through…96%Radical democracyWants more direct participation in decisions, through assemblies, referendums and…95%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: A.F. Bradley, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.