If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but to truth and goodness. The idea of patriotism would have no place either in our dictionaries… — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
Patriotism is one of the unalterable facts of man's nature. It is a virtue if you like it, and a vice if you don't like it. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
People who demand neutrality in any situation are usually not neutral but in favor of the status quo. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would… — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
If one were loyal to one's nation only because it was good and true ... one would not be loyal to any nation but… — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. What puts man in a higher state of evolution is that he has got his laugh… — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
He [P.G.Wodehouse] is I believe, the only man living who speaks with equal fluency the American and English languages. — Max Eastman Copy Share Image
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