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Quote #10
At their sight, the shout were redoubled; and […] the strain of "Yankee Doodle," sung by five million voices, arose in a tempest of sound to the uttermost limits of the atmosphere. (26.15)
The patriotic pride of the crowd is almost louder than the cannon itself. In the end, you simply have to take for patriotism for what it is—a powerful emotion with plenty of positive and negative effects. Sometimes it helps people; sometimes it hurts them. No matter what happens, however, it's always useful to take a step back and look at the real motivations behind these feelings.