It is remarkable how fast and how effectively you can construct a nationality with a flag, a few speeches, and a national anthem; to this day I avoid the label "Lebanese," preferring the less restrictive "Levantine" designation.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (2007)

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