Nationalism Quote by George Orwell

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

— George Orwell

“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 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 not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness; it invents nations where they do not exist...

— 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

“Nationalism is the uncritical celebration of one’s nation regardless of its moral or political virtue. It is summarized in the saying, “My country right…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“same thing as a patriot. A nationalist encourages us to be our worst, and then tells us that we are the best. A nationalist,…

— Timothy Snyder

“The president is a nationalist, which is not at all the same thing as a patriot. A nationalist encourages us to be our worst,…

— Timothy Snyder

“Nationalism is the belief that no matter what one’s country does—whether racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or the like—it must be supported and accepted entirely.…

— Michael Eric Dyson

“The nationalist, however loves his own kind as the extension of his family, realizing that universal values are primitive values or no values at…

— Willis Carto

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

“Nationalism as a thesis confuses (almost always deliberately) certain legitimate desires with illegitimate ones. People like to run their own affairs, and most people…

— A.C. Grayling