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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, an

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. – Leo Tolstoy

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My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat. – Leo Tolstoy

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War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. – Leo Tolstoy

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Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live. – Leo Tolstoy

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It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country. – Alfred Adler

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I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. – Michael Ignatieff

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Do not… regard the critics as questionable patriots. What were Washington and Jefferson and Adams but profound critics of the colonial status quo? – Adlai Stevenson

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If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction. – Jennifer Granholm

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You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side. – William E. Gladstone

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We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind. – Juan Antonio Samaranch

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