Patriotism Quote by Theresa Breslin

“When civilians kill, it is called murder. When governments kill, it is called patriotism.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“We should not allow patriotism to do violence to our lucidity, our reason, our intelligence.”

— Mario Vargas Llosa

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

— Bertrand Russell

“No one must ever fancy another human being so much more evil than themselves that killing was justified.”

— Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Leo Tolstoy ... defines patriotism as the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers.

— Emma Goldman

“patriotism and religion are the only two motives in the world which can permanently direct the whole of a body politic to one end.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“patriotism involves serving your own country.”

— Timothy Snyder

“Patriotism is not enough—I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.”

— Elizabeth Wein

“As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. They do not feel any enmity against me as an…

— George Orwell

“Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.”

— Edith Cavell

Patriotism is the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers.

— Leo Tolstoy

“True patriotism is doing something for your country.”

— Bill Maher