"It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own."
-William Ralph Inge
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"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.“
-William Ralph Inge
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"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours."
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"To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy."
-William Ralph Inge
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"We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form."
-William Ralph Inge
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"Many people believe that they are attracted by God, or by Nature, when they are only repelled by man."
-William Ralph Inge
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"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."
-William Ralph Inge
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"We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us."
-Francis John McConnell
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"These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea."
-Schuyler Colfax
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"Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly."
-Will Thomas
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"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism."
-Robert Charles Winthrop
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"The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres."
-Bruno Bauer
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"Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority."
-Vic Snyder
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