Quote#Nature
The bird of our country is a debilitated chicken, disguised in eagle…
Quote byGeorge Templeton Strong · 1820–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: March 11, 1861.
English (original)
The bird of our country is a debilitated chicken, disguised in eagle feathers. We have never been a nation; we are only an aggregate of communities, ready to fall apart at the first serious shock and without a centre of vigorous national life to keep us together.
— George Templeton Strong
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