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Nationalism |
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“Nationalism is an infantile
disease. It is the measles of mankind.”
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| -- Albert Einstein, German-born American
physicist |
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| "Patriotism is your conviction that this
country is superior to all others because you were born in it." |
| -- George Bernard Shaw
(1856-1950), Irish-born British playwright |
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Diplomacy:
The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
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| -- Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), American writer,
The Devil's Dictionary |
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| “It is not easy to see how the
more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have
seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe
against the stars.”
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| -- Arthur C. Clarke, American science fiction
writer |
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| "A man's feet should be planted in his
country, but his eyes should survey the world." |
| -- George Santayana (1863 - 1952) |
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| "In Paris they simply stared when I spoke
to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots
understand their language." |
| -- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) |
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“Patriotism is easy to
understand in America - it means looking out for yourself by looking
out for your country.” |
| -- Calvin Coolidge |
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| "True patriotism hates injustice in its
own land more than anywhere else." |
| -- Clarence Seward Darrow (1857-1938), American
criminal lawyer |
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| "Power always has to be kept in check;
power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national
security, is doubly dangerous." |
| -- William Proxmire, US Senator |
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“It is lamentable, that to be
a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.” |
| -- Voltaire |
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| "Politics should be the part-time
profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and
privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and
fruitful in our national heritage." |
| -- Lucille Ball (1911-89), US actress, producer |
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| "There is no calamity which a great nation
can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to
wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect
and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety
and greatness." |
| -- Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd US
President |
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"How
novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe -- for
though the world is so old -- & so many books have been written --
each object appears wholly undescribed to our experience -- each field of
thought wholly unexplored -- The whole world is an America -- a New
World."
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--
Henry David Thoreau |
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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." |
| -- General Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970),
French general, President |
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| "You're not to be so blind with patriotism
that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it
or says it." |
| -- Malcolm X |
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| "Our institutions and values are in
jeopardy as the mores of the market pervade all social life in this
country. Loyalty, honesty, courage, discipline, patriotism, and
commitment to family are being crowded out by the goals and rules of
economic rationality -- do whatever makes the most money." |
| -- Barry Schwartz |
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“If I knew something that
would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal
it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a
citizen of France second, and only by accident.” |
| -- Montesquieu |
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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 Leonard Huxley (1894-1963),
British writer |
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| "An ambassador is an honest man sent
abroad to lie for his country." |
| -- Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639), English
diplomat |
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| "I only regret that I have but one life to
lose for my country." |
| -- Nathan Hale, Revolutionary War patriot (last
words September 22, 1776) |
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| "Some of your countrymen were
unable to distinguish between their native dislike for war and the
stainless patriotism of those who suffered its scars. But there has
been a rethinking [and] now we can say to you, and say as a nation,
thank you for your courage." |
| -- Ronald Wilson Reagan (b. 1911), 40th US
President |
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| "He who joyfully marches to music in rank
and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large
brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.
This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once.
Heroism at command, senseless brutality, and all the loathsome
nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism, how violently I hate
all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn
to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction
that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of
murder." |
| -- Albert Einstein (1875-1955),
German-born American theoretical physicist |
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| "A healthy nationalism plays an important
role in an individual's acceptance of and pride in one's
identity. Geography and boundaries determine teams and
points of view. What's crucial is that a sporting attitude is
communicated to the citizens of all nations that fosters an
appreciation of the sport, life, and all the other teams and
players." |
| -- Albert Emerson Unaterra (1952-2002),
American writer |
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| "When States undermine the rule of law and violate
the rights of their individual citizens, they become a menace not
only to their own people, but also to their neighbours, and indeed
the world. What we need today is better governance – legitimate,
democratic governance that allows each individual to flourish, and
each State to thrive." |
| -- Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United
Nations |
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