What did Prince Klemens von Metternich most likely mean when he wrote that a “revolutionary spirit could . . . easily hide itself under the veil of patriotism”?

A “veil” is a disguise, so Metternich meant that people with revolutionary aims could present themselves as acting out of patriotism. In other words, they were hiding their true intentions; D states this directly.

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