Battle Quote by Joseph Alexander Leighton

“[Patriotism] is in itself a kind of religion: it does not reason, but it acts from the impulse of faith and sentiment.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

— James Branch Cabell

But if Christianity really gives peace, and we really want peace, patriotism is a survival from barbarous times, which must not only not be…

— Leo Tolstoy

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

— Guy de Maupassant

Patriotism is a survival from barbarous times which must not only be evoked and educated but which must be eradicated by all means -…

— Leo Tolstoy

The only religion that still demands human sacrifice is nationalism.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

“Religion robs the soul of its independence; patriotism is the stupid worship of the world for which the well-being and the peace of the…

— Emma Goldman

Patriotism is merely a religion-love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.

— Mark Twain

Patriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion.

— Gustave Herve

Patriotism, often a thinly veiled form of collective self-worship, celebrates our goodness, our ideals, our mercy and bemoans the perfidiousness of those who hate…

— Chris Hedges

If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism,…

— Anonymous

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels.

— William Samuel Johnson