I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.

quote by Michael Ignatieff
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The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

quote by Arthur Henderson
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We have sung enough of these patriotic songs! Let’s sing now one of ours!

aphorism by Ninus Nestorovic, translated by Dijana Zdravkovic
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I Am Not Proud Of My Country

I love my Homeland Country and of it's scenic sights I sing
But I don't say I am proud to be Irish as proud has a patriotic ring
And those who feel proud of their Country often go that step too far
As pride leads to patriotism and patriotism leads to war.

I have never waved my Country's flag at parade or football game
And I am not Proud of my country though I love it just the same
For pride and love are different as different as can be
And pride that leads to patriotism has never appealed to me.

Some people on flag post in their front yard fly their Country's flag
And I am proud of my Country you hear them proudly brag
But others worthiness and cultures they never could embrace
And without saying so they are telling you that ours is a superior race.

I am proud of my Country you will never hear me say
Though many feel that pride and patriotism are good and quite okay
But how many young men have died in wars due to patriotic pride
Love brings people together whilst pride and patriotism divide.

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poem by Francis Duggan
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And my father, after all, was a nationalist.

quote by Heinrich Mann
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I love my country too much to be a nationalist.

quote by Albert Camus
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Christianity has not conquered nationalism; the opposite has been the case nationalism has made Christianity its footstool.

quote by Arthur Keith
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Lucky

i am truly lucky
i do not have a country
i do not have patriotic nationalism
i embrace all of humanity

poem by Terence George Craddock
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I am a nationalist... my native soil is the theatre.

quote by Cyril Cusack
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Am I Less Patriotic

Am I less patriotic,
If I choose not to embrace...
Conservative values,
With a more broadened view...
That may be idealistic,
With equality issues I pursue.

Am I less patriotic,
If those who are hypocrites annoy?
The ones with their self righteous political opinions.
Those who influence lawmakers to consider and employ.

Am I less patriotic,
If I am bothered by illegitimate conflicts.
Those that depict one class of people,
As being worthy to indulge...
In the feeding done of their own interests.

Am I less patriotic,
If I wish hunger and homelessness...

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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

quote by Michael Ignatieff
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Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

quote by Jesse Ventura
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

quote by Charles de Gaulle
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

quote by Charles de Gaulle
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I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.

quote by Juan Cole
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Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.

classic quote by George Bernard Shaw
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Golden mangoes
Mushrooming leafy branches
Bearing nationalistic pride

haiku by Rommel Mark Dominguez Marchan
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Nationalism is always an effort in a direction opposite to that of the principle which creates nations. The former is exclusive in tendency, the latter inclusive. In periods of consolidation, nationalism has a positive value, and is a lofty standard. But in Europe everything is more than consolidated, and nationalism is nothing but a mania, a pretext to escape from the necessity of inventing something new, some great enterprise.

quote by Jose Ortega y Gasset
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I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real.

quote by Peter Singer
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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

quote by George Orwell
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