"Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism." ― George Orwell Topic(s): Patriotism Tags: patriotism, stronger, usually More From George Orwell "Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice." "War is war. The only good human being is a dead one." "Mankind is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell." More In Patriotism "Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don’t just stand there, make it happen."― Lee Iacocca "Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it."― Denis Diderot "During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism."― Howard Thurman