Approval Quote by Thomas Merton

The proud hate pride in others.

— Benjamin Franklin

And even in the hatred of the majority, there's a kind of triumph because I know that, although they'd never admit it, they secretly…

— John Osborne

There are people who in spite of their merit disgust us and others who please us in spite of their faults.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

— Howard Thurman

Hatred is a transformative power. It can make the innocuous into the menacing.

— Shelby Steele

...We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are in their…

— Woodrow Wilson

Love of my country does not demand that I shall hate and slay those noble and faithful souls who also love theirs.

— Romain Rolland

When people say 'love to hate', they actually mean 'love to be appalled by' - if they truly hated them, they'd never repeat a…

— Chris Morris

It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to love our…

— Orhan Pamuk

It's when we care for each other - choosing inclusion and love over division and hatred - that this great country is at its…

— Tulsi Gabbard

A great deal of what passes by the name of patriotism in these days consists of the merest bigotry and narrow-mindedness; exhibiting itself in…

— Samuel Smiles

“To give up one's love for one's country is very great. But to give up one's hate for one's country, this may also have…

— G.K. Chesterton