"If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether."

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Source : Ralph Barton Perry (1951). “The Citizen Decides: A Guide to Responsible Thinking in Time of Crisis”

Ralph Barton Perry

#Patriotic Quotes #Names Quotes #Evil Quotes

“Don’t you love quotations? I am immensely fond of them; a certain proof of erudition.... [I]f you should happen to write an insipid poem... send it to me, and my fiat shall crown you with immortality.”
“I think that every person has many, many people inside of them. We change our personality depending on who we are talking to or what situation we are in.”
“He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.”
“If there is one thing of which I am most proud, it's that I made being ginger cool!”
“We aren't consistent in our treatment of animals.”
“I'm physically completely mal-coordinated. My best friend used to make me run for the bus just to give herself a quick, cheap laugh because I definitely don't have that sophisticated cool thing down.”
“You have to believe in yourself every day.”
“This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail.”

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