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    One question in my mind, which I hardly dare mention in public, is whether patriotism has, overall, been a force for good or evil in the world. Patriotism is rampant in war and there are some good things about it. Just as self-respect and pride bring out the best in an individual, pride in family, pride in teammates, pride in hometown bring out the best in groups of people. War brings out the kind of pride in country that encourages its citizens in the direction of excellence and it encourages them to be ready to die for it. At no time do people work so well together to achieve the same goal as they do in wartime. Maybe that's enough to make patriotism eligible to be considered a virtue. If only I could get out of my mind the most patriotic people who ever lived, the Nazi Germans.


    — Andy Rooney

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    Remarks on Kurt Cobain's suicide
    In a 1994 segment Rooney attracted controversy with his remarks on Kurt Cobain's suicide. Also in 2008 when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States Rooney applauded the fact that "the citizens of this country 80 percent of whom are white freely chose to elect a black man as their leader simply because they thought he was the best choice. g.

    He died one month later on November 4 2011 at age 92. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired October 2 2011. He was most notable for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011.

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