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"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind."
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"Nationalism is a form of cultural self-centeredness, and as a collective thought-form, can only exist because the dominant in-group is itself comprised of self-centered and narcissistic individuals."

"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."

"Patriotism or Nationalism without reasoning is what I call "Nationalist Fundamentalism, which is as dangerous as "Religious Fundamentalism."

"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."

"Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos."

"Every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud, adopts as a last resource pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and happy to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority."

"The existence of excessive nationalism is a symptom of a deeper problem in the collective consciousness, which is continually being exploited."

"I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things."

"Nationalism is form of collective narcissism, where the citizens possess an inflated self-love of "their own people," to the exclusion of other human beings."
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"Mozart's music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe."

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."

"When we first got married, we made a pact. It was this: In our life together, it was decided I would make all of the big decisions and my wife would make all of the little decisions. For fifty years, we have held true to that agreement. I believe that is the reason for the success in our marriage. However, the strange thing is that in fifty years, there hasn't been one big decision."

"The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms."

"One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion."

"The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."
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