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Quote by Greil Marcus
Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of sufferin

Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them. – Greil Marcus

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No failure in America, whether of love or money, is ever simple it is always a kind of betrayal, of a mass of shadowy, shared hopes. – Greil Marcus

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It may be that the most interesting American struggle is the struggle to set oneself free from the limits one is born to, and then to learn something of the value of those limits. – Greil Marcus

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Youre not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you cant face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it. – Malcom X

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Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy. – Ann Coulter

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. – Howard Zinn

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Well try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. – Dave Barry

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For a girl, the wedding is when youre married. For a guy, its when you get engaged. It takes a real aggressive human being to back out between the ring and the wedding. – Max Greenfield

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