We were good boys, good Presbyterian boys, and loyal and all that; any…

Mark Twain
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We were good boys, good Presbyterian boys, and loyal and all that; anyway, we were good Presbyterian boys when the weather was doubtful; when it was fair, we did wander a little from the fold. ✨ Mark Twain (2004). Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living: A Handbook for the Damned Human Race, p.134, Univ of California Press
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