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Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that "treason" is morally worse than murder or rape. ↗

— William Blum

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Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. ↗

— Henry Bolingbroke

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There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism. ↗

— John Bolton

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Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. ↗

— George Borrow

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For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad. ↗

— Jeff Bridges

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For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

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I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there. ↗

— Jon Favreau

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A lot of my best parts I've been the second choice for, so you never get too egotistical about anything. ↗

— Michael Caine

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I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. ↗

— Edith Cavell

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