No matter that patriotism

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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.
Barbara Ehrenreich

I distinguish, between nationalism

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I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.
Michael Ignatieff

The love of one's country is a splendid thing

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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
Pablo Casals

It was patriotism, not communism

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It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.
Ho Chi Minh

Intellectually I know that America

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Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
Sinclair Lewis

The proper means of increasing the love

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The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.
William Shenstone

137 years later, Memorial Day remains

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137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.
Doc Hastings

The patriot blood of my father

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The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.
Clara Barton

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism

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Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.
Robert Walpole

The very idea of true patriotism is lost

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The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!
Robert Walpole

I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson

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I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
George Galloway

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Howard Zinn

The most tragic paradox of our time

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The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
Earl Warren

They are patriotic in time of war

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They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.
Henry A. Wallace

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket

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A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
Bill Vaughan

A nation is a society united by a delusion

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A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.
William Ralph Inge

We do not consider patriotism desirable

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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
Friedrich Durrenmatt

I am not an Athenian or a Greek

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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
Diogenes

Patriotism is when love of your own people

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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

Patriotism is an instant reaction

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Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.
Mick Jagger