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1 " Such then is the human condition, that to wish greatness for one's country is to wish harm to one's neighbors. "
― Voltaire
2 " After his failed political career, Lincoln often pondered the question of the purpose of the meaning of life. In 1850 [ten years before he was elected President], Lincoln told Herdon [his law partner] " How hard, oh how hard it is to die and leave one's country no better than if one had never lived. "
3 " History is written by the victors. Legends are woven by the people. Writers fantasize. Only death is certain." To Die for One's Country is Glorious," p. 131 "
4 " The advantage of having an artistic tradition is that the younger artist could see an organic link between the real life of one's country and its art work which is a sublimation of that life. "
5 " To criticize one's country is to do it a service... Criticism, in short, is more than a right; it is an act of patriotism--a higher form of patriotism, I believe, than the familiar rituals and national adulation. "
6 " In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. "
7 " Patriotism is not an abstract concept. It begins from one's own home. It buds out from the love for one's parents, spouses and children, the love for one's own home, village and workplace, and further develops into the love for one's country and fellow people. "
8 " The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? "
― Pablo Casals
9 " To die for one's country is such a worthy fate that all compete for so beautiful a death. "
10 " The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans. "
11 " The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. "
