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Ambrose Bierce

What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.

Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce suggests that a violent and intense war can awaken strong patriotic feelings that are essential for a nation's survival. He implies that such conflict, though harsh, serves to strengthen national unity and identity.

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