A few years ago, while watching a parade in Boston in which the Stars
and Stripes were conspicuous, a fair foreigner with strong
anti-American proclivities turned to a companion, and commenting on the
display, pettishly remarked:
"That American flag makes me sick. It looks just like a piece of
checkerberry candy."
Senator Lodge, who was standing near by, overheard the remark, and
turning to the young lady, said:
"Yes, miss, it does. And it makes everyone sick who tries to lick it."