Quote of the Day--Part 2

The history of jingoistic patriotism:

From Kauffman’s Ain’t My America:
American flag lapel pins had been distributed to members before the president spoke to Congress on April 2, 1917, requesting a declaration of war. It took a certain obdurate courage to refuse to wear the colors; Senator La Follette was among the refusers, as was the Mississippi senator Vardaman."