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...finest place in the world; second, that its people are the finest in the world; and third, that he is the finest of them all. But all the same, these old seamen were great characters. They didn't do any flag-waving, they didn't make the eagle, scream. They were sturdy, dignified and fond of having their own way; a phrase coined some years ago just fits them--100 percent American...
There is a lesson in this tale of woe. It has been demonstrated that in this case, as elsewhere, the persons who wave the flag, make the "eagle scream," and are most volubly interested in the preservation of "personal liberty" are the gentlemen engaged in illicit liquor peddling and their idea of the "pursuit of happiness" which is guaranteed by the constitution goes very little farther than the privilege of profit...
...calm security I rose, as did thousands about me, to the day's work. But before I could leave my room the steam whistles of all the great industries in the great city and of all the steam craft in its great harbor began to blow.; to bellow and scream and roar and wail in unnumbered voices that presently fused into one and rolled down through hundreds of miles of streets into the open country...
...know whether this production is numbered among Mr. Maxim's literary works or whether it was dashed off for the occasion, in which case it would be discourteous to criticize it. Mr. Maxim takes the patriotic eagle severely to task for having ceased to scream. With all respect we would suggest that a screaming eagle is not a happy symbol for any nation, that what our patriotism suffers from more than anything else is a super-abundance of screaming, and that perhaps when we have ceased to scream we shall begin...
...take notice! More writing and drawing men are needed on the Lampoon. Make a joke if it kills you! Sharpen your wits and your pencils, and come round to the Lampoon building tonight at 7 o'clock. The work of the competition will then be outlined. Be a scream! There are a lot of chestnuts still left on the tree. Get under it and shake down a few! This is your last chance to be funny. Get in before the rush! Be a wag even if you are on the tail...