"To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography." ― George Santayana Topic(s): Patriotism Tags: seems More From George Santayana "Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it." "When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different." "Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness." More In Patriotism "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."― John F. Kennedy "We’ll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."― Dave Barry "Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue."― Henry Bolingbroke