Quote by Oscar Wilde
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. - Oscar Wilde

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. – Oscar Wilde

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A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection. – Oscar Wilde

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I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye upon that little tent of blue which prisoners call the sky. – Oscar Wilde

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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible. – Marquis De Custine

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There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people. – George Galloway

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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

When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isnt class warfare – its patriotism. – Cory Booker

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It is hard to resist a flatterer who gets it right. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I grew up in a family where we werent allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance. – Pam Grier

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All are free to believe or not believe all are free to practice a faith or not. But those who believe must be free to speak of and act on their belief. – Jeff Miller

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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. – Buddha

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