Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
Patriotism
Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. Ambrose Bierce
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