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I wanted to take a stand against what I think was not so well established then but is thoroughly well established now, which is the substitution for a real sense of a country of a hideous distortion which you can sell to the people called 'heritage'.
Peter Porter

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Soldier Quotes
Category:
American Soldier Quotes
Year of Birth:
1773
Year of Death:
1844
Nationality:
American
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