Quote by George Washington
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. - George Was

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. – George Washington

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Government is not reason it is not eloquent it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. – George Washington

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Government
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It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. – George Washington

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Patriotism
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I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and wed all pull together. – Parker Stevenson

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Patriotism

Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing. – Janet Suzman

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Patriotism

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

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Patriotism

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. – Guy de Maupassant

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The church is the great lost and found department. – Robert Short

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People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do. – Lewis Cass

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Respect for the truth is an acquired taste. – Mark Van Doren, Liberal Education, 1943

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Honesty

Im a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four. – Joel Rosenberg

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