Our Railroads Kill Unnecessary Americans Mark Twain Speaks Podcast Our Railroads Kill Unnecessary Americans Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:06:36 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Mark Twain praises America’s railroads for their kindness as they return the remains of people they kill — in complimentary baskets. They provide jobs for high-priced lawyers and basket makers.