patriotism

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
—George Washington

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism — and wars.
—Dale Carnegie

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.
—Bill Vaughan

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
—Mark Twain

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen.
—Ambrose Bierce

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
—George Bernard Shaw

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this post is no prank, but it makes me suspect we're all fools, and the joke's on us.