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To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremoni

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary… is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. – Robert Jackson

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Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order. – Robert Jackson

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Robert Jackson
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Americas state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that treason is morally worse than murder or rape. – William Blum

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Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars. – Dale Carnegie

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Patriotism

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him? – Blaise Pascal, quoted by Tolstoy in Bethink Yourselves

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Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. – Bill Kristol

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