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Quote by Eric Hobsbawm
It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outca

It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because theyre not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. – Eric Hobsbawm

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