Claim: Mark Twain wrote: "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."
Fact-check: Did Mark Twain Say, 'In the Beginning of a Change, the Patriot Is a Scarce Man'?
Verdict: correct attribution
Organisation: Snopes
Author: David Emery
Date published: 2023-01-21T20:58:46