"Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity."
-David Hume
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"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny.“
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"These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea."
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"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism."
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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."
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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."
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