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title: "5 Flag People Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [It's hard when the worst people in the country are cheering, the people with the confederate flag, the people that do anti-Semitism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerson/it-s-hard-when-the-worst-people-in-the-country-are-cheering-the/)

[Michael Gerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/325/michael-gerson-33420_cheer_it-s-hard-when-the-worst-people-in-the-c_315718.jpg)

> [It's our country. I have a lot of pride in it and the flag and what that's about and all the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-whitworth/it-s-our-country-i-have-a-lot-of-pride-in-it-and-the-flag-and-what/)

[Andrew Whitworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-whitworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d4/andrew-whitworth-16262_country_it-s-our-country-i-have-a-lot-of-pride-i_2355603.jpg)

> [I think it's important to realize that the players who are protesting aren't protesting the anthem. They're not protesting the flag. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-doolittle/i-think-it-s-important-to-realize-that-the-players-who-are-protesting/)

[Sean Doolittle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-doolittle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7c/sean-doolittle-15057_flag_i-think-it-s-important-to-realize-that-t_2518903.jpg)

> [When you're running a company, you have employees - lots of them - that can interrupt your schedule. You have customers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ballmer/when-you-re-running-a-company-you-have-employees-lots-of-them-that/)

[Steve Ballmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ballmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/steve-ballmer-3273_business_when-you-re-running-a-company-you-have-e_2531628.png)

> [I am proud that for the first time in the history of Afghanistan, I am raising the flag of such a people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nur-muhammad-taraki/i-am-proud-that-for-the-first-time-in-the-history-of-afghanistan-i-am/)

[Nur Muhammad Taraki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nur-muhammad-taraki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/nur-muhammad-taraki-59430_afghanistan_i-am-proud-that-for-the-first-time-in-th_3202073.jpg)

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