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"Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes."
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"Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing."
"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."
"But that's part of what makes America wonderful, is we always had this nagging dissatisfaction that spurs us on. That's how we ended up going west, that's how we--"I'm tired of all these people back east; if I go west, there's going to be my own land and I'm not going to have to put up with this nonsense, and I'm going to start my own thing, and I've got my homestead. ...It is true, though, that that restlessness and that dissatisfaction which has helped us go to the moon and create the Internet and build the Transcontinental Railroad and build our land-grant colleges, that those things, born of dissatisfaction, we can very rapidly then take for granted and not tend to and not defend, and not understand how precious these things are."
"Real patriotism embraces the wholly immovable belief that without freedom, the essence of the human soul and the life-breath of the human spirit is doomed to perish for lack of space and absence of light."
"With a good conscience our only sure reward with history the final judge of our deeds let us go forth to lead the land we love asking His blessing and His help but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own."
"Every part of Nigeria is blessed."
"The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world."
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
"We need to have a sense of patriotism like Jesus Christ, to the Kingdom first and to our nations second."
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"We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach."
"Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries."
"Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts."
"There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community."
"We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings."
"If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better."
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