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"FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London -- "Rubbish may be shot here."" – Ambrose Bierce, The Cynic's Dictionary (1906); republished as The Devil's Dictionary (1911).
"Both flag burners and flag wavers can agree on one thing: The flag has meaning beyond the merely instrumental necessity of having a piece of cloth that identifies a legal jurisdiction." – Jonah Goldberg, "The Power of Symbols in Our Politics of Digust" (28 December 2018), National Review
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I…
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