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Patriotism is
not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
-- Adlai E. Stevenson
1900-1965, American Lawyer,
Politician
My country,
always wrong.
-- Student Slogan
Yet some can
be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the
greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their
graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still
animate their clay. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads.
-- Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist,
Poet, Naturalist
I do not mean
to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it
exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest.
But I will venture to assert, that a great and lasting war
can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be
aided b
-- George Washington
1732-1799, First President of
the USA
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