I have no country to fight for my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.

Patriotism is a kind of religion it is the egg from which wars are hatched.