Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
—Mark Twain
Mark Twain wrote a few famous books, like 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' but he also said some witty (smart and funny) things.
In this quote, he’s pointing out that you should really know about a subject before you can make any conclusions about it.
'Distort' means to bend or change something, so he’s making fun of people who bend the truth to their own benefit.
You can get things that are physical or just concepts,
like getting a job or a cat, or getting some
new information or knowledge. The verb is used in many phrases:
Get a grip means to relax and control yourself
Get going means to start traveling somewhere
Get over it means not to let something bother you anymore.
To get means: To acquire or obtain something, to understand something, to reach someplace (get to).
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