Quote by Wallace Shawn
Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone elses? – Wallace Shawn

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You can go to a play that is enjoyable because its funny, and then on the next night you can go to a play thats enjoyable because its disturbing. – Wallace Shawn

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But because weve all been readers, we know what the experience is like, and we hope that what certain writers have given to us, we will give to someone. – Wallace Shawn

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In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that. – Wallace Shawn

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In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism. – George J. Mitchell

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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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There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. – Robert Charles Winthrop

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They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead. – Henry A. Wallace

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