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Rome was destroyed, Greece was destroyed, Persia was destroyed, Spain was destroyed. All great countries are destroyed. Why not yours? How much longer do you really think your own country will last? Forever?

‘The men were perfectly content to fly as many missions as we asked as long as they thought they had no alternative. Now you’ve given them hope, and they’re unhappy. So the blame is all yours.’

Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher.

Dear Mrs., Mr., Miss, or Mr. and Mrs.: Words cannot express the deep personal grief I experienced when your husband, father, or brother was killed, wounded or reported missing in action.

Det fantes bare en paragraf, og det var paragraf 22, som sa at bekymring for ens egen sikkerhet overfor virkelige og overhengende farer var et produkt av en fornuftig tankeprosess. Orr var sinnssyk og kunne bli fritatt. Alt han hadde å gjøre var å be om det, men så snart han gjorde det, var han ikke lenger sinnssyk og måtte fortsette å fly. Orr måtte være sinnssyk for å fortsette å fly og frisk hvis han ikke gjorde det, men hvis han var frisk, måtte han fly. Hvis han fløy, var han sinnssyk og behøvde ikke gjøre det, men hvis han ikke ville, var han frisk og måtte.

It was truely a splendid structure, and Yossarian throbbed with a mighty sense of accomplishment each time he gazed at it and reflected that none of the work that had gone into it was his.