Ambrose Bierce's Quote - Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambi

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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambi

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

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Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. – Ambrose Bierce

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Genealogy. An account of ones descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own. – Ambrose Bierce

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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. – Ambrose Bierce

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When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isnt class warfare – its patriotism. – Cory Booker

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Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. – George Jean Nathan

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I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. – Bob Riley

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