Patriotism
Patriotism is a devotion to one's country, excluding differences caused by the dependencies of the term's meaning upon context, geography and philosophy. In a generalized sense applicable to all countries and peoples, patriotism is a devotion to one's country.
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“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)
“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”
—Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921–1990)
“... patriotism cannot go back to an innocent time before the murderous excesses of twentieth-century nationalism.”
—Jean Bethke Elshtain (b. 1941)