"Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime." ― George Borrow Topic(s): Patriotism More From George Borrow "Two great talkers will not travel far together." More In Patriotism "During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism."― Howard Thurman "Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam."― Lyndon B. Johnson "Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it."― Denis Diderot