1. Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels. ——Samuel Johnson

2. When a nation roars with patriotism and overwhelms all other voices, I am willing to check whether their hands are clean and their hearts are pure. —— Emerson

3. Patriotism is actively killing and being killed for trivial reasons. ——Poland Russell

4. Patriotism is an arbitrary worship of real estate that transcends principles. ——George Jane Nathan

5. Unless you drive patriotism out of mankind, you will never have a peaceful world. Patriotism is a pernicious, unhinged form of idiocy. Patriotism is the belief that this country is better than all other countries simply because you were born here. ——George Bernard Shaw

6. Patriotism is a pile of rubbish that can be ignited by any ambitious person to illuminate his name. ——Ambrose Pierce

7. Any time you hear a man say that he loves his country, it is a sign that he expects to be rewarded for it. ——Mencken

8. When patriotism involves the cognitive realm, it is a bastard who should be thrown out the door. ——Arthur Schopenhauer

9. When wisdom exists, nationalism and patriotism as a stupid form will disappear. —— Krishnamurti

10. Those who have no self-respect can still be patriotic. They can sacrifice the many for the few. They loved the soil of their graves, but they had no sympathy for the spirit that could animate their bodies. Patriotism is the maggot in their heads. ——Henry David Thoreau