Mark Twain quote: To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on ...

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

~ Mark Twain ~

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