Certain Quote by Howard Zinn

One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.

— Howard Zinn

“In war-time the word patriotism means suppression of truth.”

— Siegfried Sassoon

“One question in my mind, which I hardly dare mention in public, is whether patriotism has, overall, been a force for good or evil…

— Andy Rooney

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

— Mick Jagger

To abolish war it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism it is necessary first to understand that it is an evil.…

— Leo Tolstoy

Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners. A new arrival who…

— Robert Graves

Patriotism is nationalism, and always leads to war.

— Helen Caldicott

Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power. When these cries of patriotism drown out any…

— Chelsea Manning

While patriotism is often lauded as an unquestionable value, the status of patriotism is a problem for many thoughtful people. It is particularly troublesome…

— Stephen Nathanson

I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be…

— George Washington

When you have war, whether it's a war against drugs, war against terrorism, war overseas, the mentality of the people change and they're more…

— Ron Paul

When a nation becomes obsessed with the guns of war, it loses its social perspective… There is something about a war like this that…

— Martin Luther King, Jr