the country is built for people, but people don't live for the country. -Einstein

If we want to love our country, our country should be lovely. -Edmund Burke

Patriotism: a pile of flammable rubbish that can be lit by any aspirant at any time to illuminate his name. -Ambrose Spears

Evil country is worse than no country; ..... We love a country where the country strives for the happiness of the people, not a country where the people make sacrifices for the country. -Chen Duxiu

Whenever there is a major crisis in a country's politics and economy, the broken flag of patriotism reeks. -Lenin

Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels. -Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is actively killing people for trivial reasons and being killed. -Bertrand Russell

Patriotism is an imperious worship of real estate beyond principles. -George Jansen

Unless you banish patriotism from mankind, you will never have a peaceful world. Patriotism is a harmful and insane form of idiocy. Patriotism is to convince you that this country is better than all other countries just because you were born here. -George Bernard Shaw

When patriotism is involved in the cognitive field, it is a bastard who should be thrown out of the door. -Arthur Schopenhauer

Those who have no self-esteem can still be patriotic, and they can sacrifice the majority for the minority. They love the soil of their graves, but they have no sympathy for the spirit that can make their bodies alive. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads. -Henry David Thoreau