I am not an American. I am the American.
- Twain wrote this quote in his personal notebook #41 for the year 1897. A complete reading of the text of the notebook indicates Twain was quoting someone else--his friend Frank Fuller. Twain never wrote these words about himself.

For a full discussion of the misattribution and history of this quote, see "Mistakes and Misrepresentations in Ken Burns' film MARK TWAIN."

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