Nationalism Quotes

The Terror-Famine of 1932-33 was a dual-purpose by product of collectivization, designed to suppress Ukrainian nationalism and the most important concentration of prosperous peasants at one throw.

I don't feel particularly attached to Israel - 'nationalism,' as Noam Chomsky said, 'is not my cup of tea' - but I feel no particular need to demonize it.

In the modern world, nationalism remains a very important force. We delude ourselves into thinking that globalization has made all of that redundant and that everyone just wants to be like America.

Turkish football serves the cause of nationalism, but not of the nation.

Nationalism stems from catastrophes, whether they are caused by earthquakes or lost wars.

"Make America great again." You know, to a lot of people, well, that's jingoistic. That's nationalism. That's cheap, that's rank, that's not a movement.

There is a wind of nationalism and freedom blowing round the world, and blowing as strongly in Asia as elsewhere.

No other German writer of comparable stature has been a more extreme critic of German nationalism than Nietzsche.

I'm happiest with people who've gotten furthest from traditional ideas of nationalism.

Madness is something rare in individuals — but in groups, parties, peoples, and ages, it is the rule.

Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it....

No revolution is made out of shame. I reply: Shame is already revolution of a kind

But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people...

France bleeds, but liberty smiles, and before the smile of liberty, France forgets her wound.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious

Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.

Now that a full flood of music has swept over our country, let Nikhil practise his scales, while we rouse the land with our cracked voices[.]

Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man.

The Creator made Italy with designs by Michelangelo.

There is more for us to gain through love than hate.

Don’t be afraid of those failures that do not lead to a loss of life or that do not incapacitate people.

Having a deep sense of understanding is a huge burden for a mind that can’t directly influence things.

Take a stand that reflects the widest horizons of your soul if you don’t want to be a slave to external powers.

What is there in this big wide world for a man to talk about with certainty besides his homeland, home and family?

The Cameroonian soul is genuine. It is noble, and it embodies humanism.

True heroes don't fall. They only encounter temporary setbacks as they forge ahead towards progress.

Time alone can nourish or erode our emotions.

…what else do we have to ensure our sanity except our love for something beyond ourselves―our love for our families, our love for our fatherland?

Our love for our country is worth nothing if it deprives us of our sense of humanity, if it destroys positive consensus.

...History is the key to the unity of a people. Its nostalgia pulls them together. Its gloom separates them further. Its successes make them stronger.

Hope is soothing, but it can become deceptive if we cling to it as the last resort against reality,

Your nation needs you. Your world needs you. So, use your education to become endowed with muscles of iron and nerves of steel.

No God, Religion, Race or Nation is higher than the humans.

Get rid of your useless ceremonials and be educated like your ancient ancestors – Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Susruta and others. Make education your purpose of life and spread it among the masses.

When national ideals are confined to insignificant issues reflective primarily of a personal choice, there lies a problem of distorted priorities.

The revolution in global communications thus forces all nations to reconsider traditional ways of thinking about national sovereignty.

My first world is humanity. My second world is humanism. And, I live in the third world being merely a human.

You can call anyone you want a traitor as long as you're the one holding the pen.

Today many of these selfish politicians are preying on the nation itself – (belching corruption and farting discontent!)

Discrimination does not 'make America great.' It makes America weak.

Electing a bigot enables further bigotry.

But I was brought up on convent morals and paternal nationalism, I was getting bogged down in contradictions.

The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality.

All the little devils are proud of their hell

If there is no love for others, love of country is just a slogan.

Segregation is a word of the past. Unity is the key to a peaceful future.

Every society produces its own cultural conceits, a set of lies and delusions about itself that thrive in the face of all contrary evidence.

Let's stop kidding ourselves that Greek debt is the Euro's key problem. With Greece gone, who's next ?

Nationalism and ethnic pride, in the long run, delay human development, and the misery they cause must be recognized. If enough people saw that, maybe we wouldn't have so many wars.

Thanks to Lana Turner, Eleven Eleven, The Nation, LIT Magazine (USA), Critical Quarterly (UK), Beautiful Outlaw Press, no press, The Capilano Review, cv2, Rhubarb and Centre A Gallery (Canada).