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There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe shoul

There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life, and nationalism, which is the insistence that your way of life deserves to rule over other ways of life. – Todd Gitlin

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Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some dont. – Todd Gitlin

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I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldnt say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. – Todd Gitlin

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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. – Howard Zinn

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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. – Mark Twain

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The love of ones country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? – Pablo Casals

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