Patriotism, as I see it, is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

George Jean Nathan

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Topic

Downsides of patriotism Patriotism

Author

George Jean Nathan

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Critic Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Nathan, George Jean. Testament of a Critic. A. A. Knopf, 1931, bk. 1.

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Medium
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Time
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Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind. Macmillan Publishers, 1936, pt. 2, ch. 9.

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Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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