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" When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism! "

David Starr Jordan

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" Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't. "

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" I don't need a certificate of my patriotism from those in the establishment. "

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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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" True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. "

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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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" Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. "

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" Whereas nationalism still seeks power, honour, and glory through means that endanger other countries, patriotism knows that a country's strength and honour can only be permanently safeguarded through concourse with other countries. And whereas nationalism scoffs at the idea of international laws and regulations, patriotism seeks to create such. "

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

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" My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country. "

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