File:When fascism comes to America.jpg

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Closeup of bumper sticker with a line attributed to Sinclair Lewis, "When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross".

  • This quote is often attributed to Sinclair Lewis but has not been verified. The Sinclair Lewis Society notes the following:
    Here's our most asked question:
    Q: Did Sinclair Lewis say, "When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"?
    A: This quote sounds like something Sinclair Lewis might have said or written, but we've never been able to find this exact quote.
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Author Robert F. W. Whitlock from Olympia, Washington
Camera location47° 02′ 38.7″ N, 122° 54′ 08.91″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Closeup of bumper sticker with (allegedly said by) Sinclair Lewis line.

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47°2'38.695"N, 122°54'8.910"W

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current04:06, 10 December 2008Thumbnail for version as of 04:06, 10 December 2008876 × 584 (118 KB)wikimediacommons>File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) {{Information |Description= or will it? ? Did the rejection of the McCain/Palin ticket open the door for a more gradual continuing slide on the slippery slope toward fascism in America? [http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/this-how-fascism-comes-reflec

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