Nationalism Quotes

Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility.

In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.

The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart.

America is a new country, and maybe patriotism helps Americans create unity, since it is a melting pot. But nationalism in Europe has a strong history, as you may know.

I have always been conscious of the importance and the strength of nationalism, and this has led me straight to the acknowledgment of the nationalism of the Palestinian people.

The vast majority of people are unthinking prejudice machines.

Men may be linked in friendship. Nations are linked only by interests.

I also argued before the war that the administration was underestimating Arab nationalism and Iraqi nationalism, that it was not going to be as easy to rule Iraq as they thought.

The wedding of Christianity or Judaism with nationalism is lethal.

Dylan Thomas, asked what he thought of Welsh Nationalism, replied in three words, two of which were 'Welsh Nationalism.'

It's only important to differentiate between patriotism and nationalism. I speak of enlightened patriotism.

A second characteristic of our time is the prevalence of nationalism. This is still spreading, affecting new communities, more peripheral regions and so-called backward peoples.

...Surely, we must renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed.

Nonviolent nationalism is a necessary condition of corporate or civilized life.

I believe that it isn't victories but defeats that promote nationalism.

Those policies [of Jean-Marie Le Pen ]I find repellent. I believe many people right across consist the world do. There is no future in that type of narrow minded racism and nationalism.

Soviet Union foreign policy is a puzzle inside a riddle wrapped in an enigma, and the key is Russian nationalism.

Nationalism as we know it, is the result of a form of state-sponsored branding.

The only religion that still demands human sacrifice is nationalism.

Violent nationalism, otherwise known as imperialism, is a curse.

That nation is great which rests its head upon death as its pillow.

Having one king, one god, one belief, they can act single-mindedly.

The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.

We must plant trees, grow gardens instead of lawns, ride bicycles when we can and support responsible local businesses over big brands.

Competition works best in sports, but humans get addicted to stuff.

Patriotism is being convinced your country is better because you were born in it.

Ireland is the old sow that eats her farrow.

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together in the past and hope to do great things together in the future.

Nationalism is the measels of mankind.

When I was young, I was all about personal sovereignty and that junk, because there was no privacy and the available ideologies were collective, both socialism/communism and nationalism.

People aren't really afraid of my views. They are just afraid of the word 'nationalism.'

We must strive to form a comprehensive sublime nationalism whose first principal is national geographic unity and must strengthen this unity with deeds not with words.

It's so frightening, the nationalism in the air.

Dams are the temples of secular India and almost worshipped. They are huge, wet cement flags that wave in our minds. They're the symbol of nationalism to many.

I think it's a message of economic nationalism. It's obviously one that has bubbled up before in certain pockets, but it's never been the sort of powerful phenomenon that it is today.

I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism.

The underpinning of immigration concerns is xenophobia and racism and nationalism.

Nationalism and patriotism are two sides of the same coin, and the most nationalistic / patriotic country in the last 300 years was Germany during the Third Reich.

This European and really pro-Russian nationalism is seeping into America. It's very disturbing.

I think that the Brexit negotiations have to be a big thing that determines the democratic fight-back and galvanizes democratic Europe again against this rising tide of nationalism.

Nationalism, like virtue, has its own reward.

National education to be truly national must reflect the national condition for the time being.

Indian nationalism is not exclusive, nor aggressive, nor destructive.

My love of nationalism is that my country may become free, and if need be, the whole of the country die, so that the human race may live.

For thousands to do to death a few hundreds is no bravery. It is worse than cowardice. It is unworthy of nationalism, of any religion.

My nationalism is as broad as my swadeshi, I want India's rise so that the whole world may benefit.

We must break through the provincial crust if we are to reach the core of all-India nationalism.

When you want a nation, that's called nationalism... Black nationalism. A revolutionary is a Black nationalist. He wants a nation.

Malcolm X never renounced and never stepped away from a strong commitment to black nationalism and black self-determination. That's absolutely clear if you do any analysis of his speeches.

[Alex] Haley's objective was quite different. Haley was a republican. He was an integrationist. He was very opposed to black nationalism.