“Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen” – Ambrose Bierce
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"Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen" – Ambrose Bierce
"Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen" – Ambrose Bierce
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