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Quote by Aldous Huxley
One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst

One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, whats more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. – Aldous Huxley

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