fiction by paolo bacigalupi
I ran across this quote a while ago, and it’s been running around in my head:
“My country, right or wrong’ is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying ‘My mother, drunk or sober.”
— GK Chesterton
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2 Responses to “Rational Patriotism”
By John Picacio on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply
Word!
By Laurel on Aug 20, 2008 | Reply
My mum’s usually good fun when she’s drunk.