"Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors."
― Arthur Schopenhauer
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Patriotism
― Arthur Schopenhauer
More From Arthur Schopenhauer
- "We can come to look upon the deaths of our enemies with as much regret as we feel for those of our friends, namely, when we miss their existence as witnesses to our success."
- "Will power is to the mind like a strong blind man who carries on his shoulders a lame man who can see."
- "Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point."
More In Patriotism
- "A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle."― George William Curtis
- "Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous."― Jimmy Carter
- "My first public impression was my French teacher, Derek Swift."― Rory Bremner