--- title: "11 Patriotism Nationalism Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Patriotism Nationalism quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Patriotism Nationalism sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/helen-caldicott-23997_leads_patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-lea_1677238.png" --- > [Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-leads-to-war/) [Helen Caldicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-caldicott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/helen-caldicott-23997_leads_patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-lea_1677238.png) > [“Patriotism or Nationalism without reasoning is what I call “Nationalist Fundamentalism”, which is as dangerous as “Religious Fundamentalism”.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reasoning-is-what-i-call/) [Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reason_1184990.jpg) > [There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of one's country;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-straus/there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-than-nationalism-and-that-higher/) [Oscar Straus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-straus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/oscar-straus-84702_boundaries_there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-tha_2115946.jpg) > [It's only important to differentiate between patriotism and nationalism. I speak of enlightened patriotism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-knobloch/it-s-only-important-to-differentiate-between-patriotism-and/) [Charlotte Knobloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-knobloch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/107/charlotte-knobloch-62614_differentiate_it-s-only-important-to-differentiate-bet_196592.jpg) > [“I was taught not to distinguish between patriotism and nationalism; the word patriotism was an attempt to present the same ugly nationalist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josip-novakovich/i-was-taught-not-to-distinguish-between-patriotism-and-nationalism/) [Josip Novakovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josip-novakovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/josip-novakovich-16473_nationalism_i-was-taught-not-to-distinguish-between_409077.jpg) > [“It is important not to confuse “patriotism” with “nationalism.” As I define it, nationalism is a monologue in which you place your…](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) > [“Nationalism and jingoism—essential corollaries of militarism—are also systemic imperatives because they divide the global working classes, and bind them to the elites…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-derber/nationalism-and-jingoism-essential-corollaries-of-militarism-are-also/) [Charles Derber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-derber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/980/charles-derber-43051_militarism_nationalism-and-jingoism-essential-corol_31432.jpg) > [The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/the-difference-between-patriotism-and-nationalism-is-that-the-patriot/) [Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d68/sydney-j-harris-1578_arrogance_the-difference-between-patriotism-and-na_386254.png) > [Patriotism can only flourish only where racism and nationalism are given no quarter. We should never mistake patriotism for nationalism. A patriot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johannes-rau/patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where-racism-and-nationalism-are/) [Johannes Rau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johannes-rau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/johannes-rau-42273_given_patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where_2056157.jpg) > [“It is important not to confuse “patriotism” with “nationalism.” As I define it, nationalism is a monologue in which you place your…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/dan-rather-2779_nationalism_it-is-important-not-to-confuse-patriotis_1296484.jpg) > [Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chester-middlebrook-pierce/every-child-in-america-who-enters-school-at-the-age-of-five-is/) [Chester Middlebrook Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chester-middlebrook-pierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/chester-middlebrook-pierce-227_age_every-child-in-america-who-enters-school_318657.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/patriotism-nationalism/#itemlist", "name": "Patriotism Nationalism Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Helen Caldicott" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-caldicott/patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-leads-to-war/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/helen-caldicott-23997_leads_patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-lea_1677238.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/helen-caldicott-23997_leads_patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-lea_1677238.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/helen-caldicott-23997_leads_patriotism-is-nationalism-and-always-lea_1677238.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.” — Helen Caldicott", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Patriotism or Nationalism without reasoning is what I call “Nationalist Fundamentalism”, which is as dangerous as “Religious Fundamentalism”.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Abhijit Naskar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reasoning-is-what-i-call/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reason_1184990.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reason_1184990.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/abhijit-naskar-99_brainy-quotes_patriotism-or-nationalism-without-reason_1184990.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Patriotism or Nationalism without reasoning is what I call “Nationalist Fundamentalism”, which is as…” — Abhijit Naskar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of one's country; but by a duty to mankind to safeguard the trust of civilization.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Oscar Straus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-straus/there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-than-nationalism-and-that-higher/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/oscar-straus-84702_boundaries_there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-tha_2115946.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/oscar-straus-84702_boundaries_there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-tha_2115946.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/oscar-straus-84702_boundaries_there-is-a-higher-form-of-patriotism-tha_2115946.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries…” — Oscar Straus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's only important to differentiate between patriotism and nationalism. 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A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johannes Rau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johannes-rau/patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where-racism-and-nationalism-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/johannes-rau-42273_given_patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where_2056157.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/johannes-rau-42273_given_patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where_2056157.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/johannes-rau-42273_given_patriotism-can-only-flourish-only-where_2056157.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Patriotism can only flourish only where racism and nationalism are given no quarter. 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