Quote by Todd Gitlin
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 Sept

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought – at least by Americans – in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism. – Todd Gitlin

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I dont for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesnt matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. – Todd Gitlin

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Politics
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Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some dont. – Todd Gitlin

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Patriotism
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I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States. – Todd Gitlin

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power
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Im an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. – George Galloway

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Love of country is like love of woman — he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good. – Felix Adler

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We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. – Francis John McConnell

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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world. – Socrates

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