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I don't think the united states needs superpatriots. we need patriotism, honestly practiced by all of us, and we don't need these people that are more patriotic than you or anyone else.
-Dwight D. Eisenhower
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I Don't Think The United States Needs

Dwight D. Eisenhower
I don't think the united states needs superpatriots. we need patriotism, honestly practiced by all of us, and we don't need these people that are more patriotic than you or anyone else.
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