The patriotism is the eagerness to kill and to be killed for trite reasons.
“Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.”
Bertrand Russell (who would probably, along with me, disagree with Squashed that loving Enlightenment ideals does a patriot make.) (via dailymeh)
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