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“Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.”
Samuel Johnson quotes (English Poet, Critic and Writer. 1709-1784)
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“Patriotism is the religion of hell”
James Branch Cabell quotes ((1879-1958))
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“Beware of the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry, [who] infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and gladly so. How will I know? For this I have done. And I am Julius Caesar.”
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“Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.”
Henry Steele Commager quotes
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“Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”
dfcitro James Bryce quotes (British politician, diplomat, and historian, 1838-1922)
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“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.”
Howard Thurman quotes (American Theologian, Clergyman and Activist. 1900-1981)
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“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”
Adlai E. Stevenson quotes (American Politician. Governor of Illinois (1949-53) and Ambassador to the United Nations (1961-65). 1900-1965)
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“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.”
Steve Allen quotes (American Comic, Actor, Composer and Writer, 1921-2000)
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“Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.”
Guy de Maupassant quotes (French naturalist writer of short stories and novels, 1850-1893)
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“Patriotism has a lot to do with the success of the show”
George Peppard quotes
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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.”
George William Curtis quotes (American social reformer, author and editor, 1824-1892)
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