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Quote by Alvin Owsley
That piece of red, white and blue bunting means five thousand year

That piece of red, white and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upwards. It is the full-grown flower of ages of fighting for liberty. It is the century plant of human hope in bloom. – Alvin Owsley

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