Character Quote by Arthur Schopenhauer

“What constitutes the character of a nation is the character of many individual human beings; every national character is in essence, simply human nature.…

— Vasily Grossman

A nation's character is the sum of its splendid deeds; they constitute one common patrimony, the nation's inheritance. They awe foreign powers, they arouse…

— Henry Clay

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…

— Oscar Straus

“The nationalism of a small nation can, with treacherous ease, become detached from its roots in what is noble and human. It then become…

— Vasily Grossman

It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.

— Kay Granger

In a global world, nationalism is a fantasy, and it's poison. It used to be appropriate, but it's not anymore, and we haven't learned…

— Tim Minchin

Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their…

— Sydney J. Harris

“Nationalism is a form of cultural self-centeredness, and as a collective thought-form, can only exist because the dominant in-group is itself comprised of self-centered…

— Bryant McGill

It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round.

— Ernest Gellner

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

— Dale Carnegie

Nations have always good reasons for being what they are, and the best of all is that they cannot be otherwise.

— Marquis de Custine

We should take care, in inculcating patriotism into our boys and girls, that is a patriotism above the narrow sentiment which usually stops at…

— Robert Baden-Powell