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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. – Ambrose Bierce

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Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. – George Bernard Shaw

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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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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident. – Montesquieu

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