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> [“It is important not to confuse “patriotism” with “nationalism.” As I define it, nationalism is a monologue in which you place your country in a position of moral and cultural supremacy over others. Patriotism, while deeply personal, is a dialogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/it-is-important-not-to-confuse-patriotism-with-nationalism-as-i/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/dan-rather-2779_nationalism_it-is-important-not-to-confuse-patriotis_457046.jpg)

> [“It is important not to confuse “patriotism” with “nationalism.” As I define it, nationalism is a monologue in which you place your country in a position of moral and cultural supremacy over others. Patriotism, while deeply personal, is a dialogue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/it-is-important-not-to-confuse-patriotism-with-nationalism-as-i-2/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

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## More by Dan Rather

> [Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/americans-will-put-up-with-anything-provided-it-doesn-t-block-traffic/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [“a democracy requires open access to ideas. It requires a willingness to struggle and learn, to question our own suppositions and biases, to open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/a-democracy-requires-open-access-to-ideas-it-requires-a-willingness/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [ “\[I\]nclusion, not assimilation, should be the key concept in seeking, ever seeking, a more perfect national union. Our own history has shown that we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/i-nclusion-not-assimilation-should-be-the-key-concept-in-seeking-ever/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/one-of-the-most-important-roles-of-our-journalists-is-to-be-watchdogs/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [ He \[Mikhail Gorbachev\] has, as many great leaders have, impressive eyes…There's a kind of laser-beam stare, a forced quality, you get from Gorbachev that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/he-mikhail-gorbachev-has-as-many-great-leaders-have-impressive-eyes/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [I have tried to remain a working, cutting-edge journalist and I don't do it the way everybody else does it. And I think that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/i-have-tried-to-remain-a-working-cutting-edge-journalist-and-i-don-t/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [They may have turned this up, whether you had the Paula Jones case or not. But again maybe not, but again that's like if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/they-may-have-turned-this-up-whether-you-had-the-paula-jones-case-or/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Are the Democrats going to dance the mandate Macarena?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/are-the-democrats-going-to-dance-the-mandate-macarena/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Covering the civil-rights movement was a mind- and eye-opener for me. Houston was a segregated society, as was Texas as a whole - some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/covering-the-civil-rights-movement-was-a-mind-and-eye-opener-for-me/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Those market researchers... are playing games with you and me and with this entire country. Their so-called samples of opinion are no more accurate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/those-market-researchers-are-playing-games-with-you-and-me-and-with/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/don-t-taunt-the-alligator-until-after-you-ve-crossed-the-creek/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [College is like a woman: you work so hard to get in, and nine months later you wish you'd never come. We used to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/college-is-like-a-woman-you-work-so-hard-to-get-in-and-nine-months/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Despite what many Americans think, most Soviets do not yearn for capitalism or Western-style democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/despite-what-many-americans-think-most-soviets-do-not-yearn-for/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [It's the American way: if you don't vote, you don't get to whine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/it-s-the-american-way-if-you-don-t-vote-you-don-t-get-to-whine/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

> [Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-rather/journalists-should-denounce-government-by-public-opinion-polls/)

[Dan Rather](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-rather/)

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