| I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. -- Adlai E. Stevenson |
| Author:
Stevenson, AdlaiEra:
1900 |
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| The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party of bandits. -- H. L. Mencken |
| Author:
Mencken, H. L.Era:
1880 |
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| patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. -- Samuel Johnson |
| Author:
Johnson, SamuelEra:
1709 |
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| The excessive regard of parents for their children, and their dislike of other people's is, like class feeling, patriotism, save-your-soul-ism, and other virtues, a mean exclusiveness at bottom. -- Thomas Hardy |
| Author:
Hardy, ThomasEra:
1840 |
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