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George Carlin Quotes: I don't get all choked up about yellow ribbons and American flags. I see them as symbols, and I leave them to the symbol-minded.
         

I don't get all choked up about yellow ribbons and American flags. I see them as symbols, and I leave them to the symbol-minded.


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