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"Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes."
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"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."
"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."
"People not only stood to respect it but perhaps their thoughts and heartbeats came to standstill, and only inspiration and patriotism was flowing through their veins."
"The mighty voice of Canada will ever call to me."
"Thomas Jefferson asked himself "In what country on earth would you rather live He first answered "Certainly in my own where are all my friends my relations and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. But he continued "which would be your second choice His answer "France."
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"There is a need for more effective dialogue... between the government and the international community."
"Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts."
"Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries."
"If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better."
"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."
"Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help."
"Villa Grande has in many ways symbolized an important, but less than pleasant, part of our history."
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