The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.

Well, he died. You don't get any older than that.

You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.

...[A]nything worth dying for ... is certainly worth living for.

When I look up, I see people cashing in. I don't see heaven or saints or angels. I see people cashing in on every decent impulse and every human tragedy.

I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private individuals.

You know, that might be the answer - to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail.