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    One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

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Our country is wherever we are well off.
[Lat., Patria est, ubicunque est bene.]

Our country is wherever we are well off.
[Lat., Patria est, ubicunque est bene.]

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Our country, however bounded.

Our country, however bounded.

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"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would
think of saying except in a desperate read more

"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would
think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying,
"My mother, drunk or sober."

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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.

A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.

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Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.

Our ships were British oak,
And hearts of oak our men.

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We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their read more

We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their safety, must not change
Their ploughshares into swords, and force them from
The secure shade of their own vines, to be
Scorched with the flames of war.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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Our country is the world--our countrymen are all mankind.

Our country is the world--our countrymen are all mankind.

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He serves his party best who serves the country best.

He serves his party best who serves the country best.

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