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| A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers |
| John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
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| A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament, has, for himself, neither hope nor fear, neither kindness nor resentment, but refers every thing to the common interest |
| Samuel Johnson |
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| Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -how passionately I hate them! |
| Albert Einstein |
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| I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some people's idea of patriotism is hating other countries. |
| Andy Rooney |
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| I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward. |
| George Washington |
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| If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country? |
| George S. Patton |
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| My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind |
| Thomas Jefferson |
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| Of the many unforeseen consequences of typography, the emergence of nationalism is, perhaps, the most familiar |
| Marshall McLuhan |
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| One of the great attractions of patriotism it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. |
| Aldous Huxley |
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| Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen |
| Ambrose Bierce |
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| Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. |
| Adlai E. Stevenson |
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| Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. |
| George Jean Nathan |
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| Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. |
| Mark Twain |
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| Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. |
| Bertrand Russell |
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| Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism |
| George Orwell |
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| Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. |
| Charles de Gaulle |
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