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"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
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"Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name."
"The real propaganda is what-if we are genuinely a living member of a nation-we tell ourselves because we have hope, hope being a symbol of a nation's instinct of self-preservation. To remain blind to the unjustness of the cause of the individual "Germany," to recognise at every moment the justness of the cause of the individual "France," the surest way was not for a German to be without judgement, or for a Frenchman to possess it, it was, both for the one and for the other, to be possessed of patriotism."
"What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends."
"The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.--The Fruit Hunters."
"I'm a universal patriot...my country is the world."
"The English nation is never so great as in adversity."
"We Americans... bear the ark of liberties of the world."
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
"Large countries' patriotism is different: they are buoyed by their glory, their importance, their universal mission. The Czechs loved their country not because it was glorious but because it was unknown; not because it was big but because it was small and in constant danger. Their patriotism was an enormous compassion for their country."
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"Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President."
"Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome."
"The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket."
"In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties."
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
"Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured."
"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
"Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College."
"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections."
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