"It should, it seems to me, be our pleasure and duty to make those people free, and let them deal with their own domestic questions in their own way. And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the eagle put its talons on any other land." In a short paragraph, reflect on how this quote represents the anti-imperialists' point of view. What is the impact of Twain's use of the metaphor of the eagle and its talon? Type your response in the box below.