"Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill."

"A great historian, Henry Steele Commager, said that in their lust for victory, neither traditional party is looking b…"

"I propose the following definition of the nation: it is an imagined political community."

"What at this moment appears to prevent world unity... ? The answer is not hard to find and involves all nations: nati…"

"Nationalism can take on some very ugly shapes. It looks as if as many crimes will be committed in its name as in the …"

"Nationalism . . . invents nations where they do not exist."

"Nationality was valuable, in so far as it was a centripetal principle, in so far as it produced closer cooperation be…"

"Nationalism does not provide a single way of talking about the world."

"If you don’t offer people a positive, uplifting nationalism, they will grab the nasty one. History and recent events …"

"Nationality is the great carrier of custom, of unreflecting habit and transmitted ideas that quench individuality. Co…"