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Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilize

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Freedom
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
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So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Fear
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Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting. – S.I. Hayakawa

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My country wrong or right, is like saying my mother, drunk or sober. – G. K. Chesterton

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There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. Thats not the call of patriotism. – John Bolton

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Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose. – Frank Knox

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