"We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior." ― Friedrich Durrenmatt Topic(s): Patriotism More From Friedrich Durrenmatt "Power is paradoxical." "Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them." "Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it." More In Patriotism "The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins."― Clara Barton "It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars."― Arthur C. Clarke "A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works."― Bill Vaughan