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The Best Sort of Patriotism Comes Out of Nowhere

Once, back in the 1950s when I was a child, I remember riding down North Capitol Street with my Dad when he burst forth with some unexpected patriotism. He motioned to the U.S. Capitol in clear view a mile ahead of us, thumped his heart, and said, "It kind of gets you right here, doesn't it." I was...
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By Tom Miller

 
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