The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patrioti…

Mark Twain
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The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. ✨ The Czar's Soliloquy. Essay by Mark Twain, first published in The North American Review, No. DLXXX (p. 324), March 1905.
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The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. ✨ The Czar's Soliloquy. Essay by Mark Twain, first published in The North American Review, No. DLXXX (p. 324), March 1905.

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