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Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced. – Robert Walpole

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The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! – Robert Walpole

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Patriotism
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Robert Walpole
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I will not attempt to deny the reasonableness and necessity of a party war but in carrying on that war all principles and rules of justice should not be departed from. – Robert Walpole

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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. – Charles de Gaulle

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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. – Howard Thurman

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God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed. – Luis Bunuel

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