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Patriotism, the virtue of the vicious. - Oscar Wilde

Patriotism, the virtue of the vicious. – Oscar Wilde

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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. – Oscar Wilde

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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. – Howard Thurman

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I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. – Bob Riley

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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. – Oscar Wilde

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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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