"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people."

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All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word. ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism.

— Eleanor Roosevelt