“Patriotism ruins history.” – Goethe
"Patriotism ruins history." – Goethe
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"If you can’t get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country?" – General George S. Patton
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"Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it." – Mark Twain
“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain
"America’s state religion, [is] patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that "treason" is morally worse than murder or rape." – William Blum
“America’s state religion, patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that “treason” is morally worse …
"If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether" – Ralph B. Perry
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"Patriotism is just loyalty to friends, people, families." – Robert Santos
“Patriotism is just loyalty to friends, people, families.” – Robert Santos
"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
“No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the …
"You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race." – George Bernard Shaw
“You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.” – George …
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism" – George Washington
“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism” – George Washington
"I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about what it should be." – Bob Dylan
“I define nothing. Not beauty, not patriotism. I take each thing as it is, without prior rules about …
"Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues. The pride of nationalism, however, trumpets its country’s virtues and denies its deficiencies, while it is contemptuous toward the virtues of other countries. It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, "the greatest," but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is." – Sydney J. Harris
“Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate …