Awakening Quote by Ernest Gellner

“As Ernest Gellner put it, “Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist”.7”

— Josephine Quinn

Nationalism is the measels of mankind.

— Albert Einstein

“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

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant role.

— Samuel P. Huntington

“Nationalism is form of collective narcissism, where the citizens possess an inflated self-love of "their own people," to the exclusion of other human beings.”

— Bryant McGill

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

— Albert Einstein

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

I don't believe in nationalism. I think it's a bunch of slogans. It's a bunch of poor attempts at creating pride. My problem with…

— Miguel Syjuco

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

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

— Ernest Gellner

“The existence of excessive nationalism is a symptom of a deeper problem in the collective consciousness, which is continually being exploited.”

— Bryant McGill

I have no sense of nationalism, only a cosmic consciousness of belonging to the human family.

— Rosika Schwimmer