Quotes: patriotism
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I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided b
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Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.
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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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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!
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I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.
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I think patriotism is like charity - it begins at home.
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Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust, in the best way, all our present difficulty.
Source: First Inaugural Address (1861)
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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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.
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Patriotism in the female sex is the most disinterested of all virtues. Excluded from honors and from offices, we cannot attach ourselves to the State or Government from having held a place of eminence.... Yet all history and every age exhibit instances of patriotic virtue in the female sex; which considering our situation equals the most heroic of yours.
Source: Letter to John Adams, 17 June 1782
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Patriotism is a arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
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Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
