My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function. (Thomas Steinbeck)

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.

Thomas Steinbeck

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