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Patriotism without principle is the prejudice of birth — the animal attachment to place.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, agnostic, orator
Decoration Day Speech, Academy of Music, New York City (29 May 1882)
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Added on 6-Jul-22 | Last updated 8-Jul-22
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Topics: geography, meme, nationalism, patriotism, prejudice, principle, tribalism
More quotes by Ingersoll, Robert Green The real problem is that through our scientific genius we’ve made of the world a neighborhood, but through our moral and spiritual genius we’ve failed to make of it a brotherhood.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) American clergyman, civil rights leader, social activist, preacher
“Rediscovering Lost Values,” sermon, Second Baptist Church, Detroit (28 Feb 1954)
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Added on 24-Feb-17 | Last updated 24-Feb-17
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Topics: brotherhood, geography, globe, international, neighbor, neighborhood, progress, proximity, science, small world, unity
More quotes by King, Martin Luther Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography.
Paul Rodriguez (b. 1955) Mexican-American comedian
Comic Relief (1987)
Earlier variations exist. Often attributed to Ambrose Bierce, but unverified. Rodriguez citation in the
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Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 21-May-14
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Topics: geography, journalism, war
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