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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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The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought – at least by Americans – in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism. – Todd Gitlin

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Patriotism
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American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others – partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions. – Todd Gitlin

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If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction. – Jennifer Granholm

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My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia… a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. – Malcolm Turnbull

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Patriotism

It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars. – Arthur C. Clarke

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Patriotism

America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constantly being pummeled by other peoples rights and their sense of patriotism. – Richard Ford

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Knowledge of other peoples beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. – Kjell Magne Bondevik

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Mental communication without verbalization… all space is made up of waves and we are constantly sending and receiving messages from our brain. – Tina Louise

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If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. – Charles M. Schulz

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Love is given to us as a time, but to keep it always, we must make it a place. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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