“Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live. ”
“Patriotism is the belief that not all human lives are worth the same.”
“I advance in life, I grow more simple, and I become more and more patriotic for humanity.”
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
“Patriotic duty and the disease of nationalism lure us to deny our common humanity”
“I have formed a very clear conception of patriotism. I have generally found it thrust into the foreground by some fellow who has something to hide in the background. I have seen a great deal of patriotism; and I have generally found it the last refuge of the scoundrel.”