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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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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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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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The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable… those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over. – Bernadine Dohrn

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To him in whom love dwells, the whole world is but one family. – Buddha

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Lets give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation. – Richard Dreyfuss

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