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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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I think the whole system of education would change if I were in charge and had the ability to make changes. I dont think I would keep Princeton exactly being Princeton. – Wallace Shawn

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In terms of number of movies, Ive been in an extraordinary amount. If you count only the minutes Im onscreen, its not so long. – 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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I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. – Michael Ignatieff

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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. – Oscar Wilde

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What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country. – Joseph Addison

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The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism. – Earl Warren

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