Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of
the world.

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of
the world.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom!
Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear
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'Twere sweet to sink in death for Truth and Freedom!
Yes, who would hesitate, for who could bear
The living degradation we may know
If we do dread death for a sacred cause?

And bold and hard adventures t' undertake,
Leaving his country for his country's sake.

And bold and hard adventures t' undertake,
Leaving his country for his country's sake.

Iraq is an unjust war.
(spoken on the Diane Rehm Show twice..
stated in articles written for NY Times.. printed
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Iraq is an unjust war.
(spoken on the Diane Rehm Show twice..
stated in articles written for NY Times.. printed
in USA Today).

I am not a Virginian but an American.

I am not a Virginian but an American.

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.

Again to the battle, Achaians!
Our hearts bid the tyrants defiance!
Our land, the first garden of read more

Again to the battle, Achaians!
Our hearts bid the tyrants defiance!
Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree--
It has been, and shall yet be, the land of the free.

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

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