Spreuken over Patriotism

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Letter - 40 Spreuken

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.

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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

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

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

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Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

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

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

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

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I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.

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I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

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I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

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I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.

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I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

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

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It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

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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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It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

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It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.

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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

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Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.

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Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

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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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On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag!

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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

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Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

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Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

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

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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 short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

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Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

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Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

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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.

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Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

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The average American is nothing if not patriotic.

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