"The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while."
-Albert Einstein
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"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!“
-Albert Einstein
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"These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea."
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"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism."
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"The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres."
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"Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority."
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