Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sig…

H. L. Mencken
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it. ✨ H.L. Mencken (2012). Mencken Chrestomathy, p.616, Vintage
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