If you buy the flag it's yours to burn.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ventura asserts that purchasing the flag grants ownership rights, implying one can burn it if they choose.
- In plain terms
- If you buy the flag, you can do what you want with it.
- What can you take from it?
- Ownership of the flag allows you to dispose of it.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the flag property or a symbol?
- Does buying something give you the right to destroy it?
Another view
The flag represents a nation, not just property.
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