Quotes About Nationalism

We should do what Obama and Romney won't do: Concentrate on Americans.

Brexit is actually a step back in the sense that you are going back from being connected to being on your own.

My relationship to Britain is of no consequence.

Who lives if India doesn't survive?

Travelgate eventually faded, and the nation somehow survived - American exceptionalism at work again.

I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

For many on the Right, America is to be routinely celebrated because it stands for free enterprise and global power; for many on the Left, America merits perpetual suspicion and censure for the self-same reasons.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.

Hungary does not need a single migrant for the economy to work or the population to sustain itself or for the country to have a future.

Freedom from the E.U. can only be beneficial for our country. We could finally take control of our immigration policies, introduce a fairer system, and keep numbers at a sustainable level that benefits our economy.

I honestly think I would swap all that I have won in my career to win something with the Argentine national team.

I swear allegiance to the Republic of Sudan.

Maybe some Ukrainians would like to have Sweden or Canada for a neighbor, but we have Russia.

It goes way, way back when we were under Sweden's rule. We always think they are better than us. We played against them so often for so many years. Every country has one opponent they want to beat and for us, it's Sweden.

If Scotland and America go to war, I'm afraid I've already sworn in.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

The flag is a symbol of our freedom, and burning it absolutely is one of the least patriotic things that a person could possibly do. I say 'one of the least' because I can think of a few things that would actually be less so - and, as a matter of fact, I think that banning flag-burning would absolutely be on that list.

No matter what you think of him otherwise, there are no two ways about it - Narayana Murthy is inextricably linked to the modern Indian's sense of self. So also is Sachin Tendulkar. Every time he goes out to bat, he carries with him the dreams of a billion people. Like many sporting legends, he is an iconic symbol of our subliminal nationalism.

To hold Old Glory, a symbol of freedom and liberty to many around the world, not just in the United States, this one means a lot.

The Catalonian movement is quite serious; I don't think it's simply symbolic. I think that they believe that Catalonia can be more successful on its own than as part of Spain.

I find the English flag - the cross - quite frightening; it has very bad symbolism for me. Not just football hooligans but supremacists and the BNP.

Britain First, the English Defence League, the British National Party, and the National Front are all guilty of using British symbols and institutions (notably support for the Armed Forces) to attempt to further their own deeply objectionable beliefs.

Hezbollah is not fighting for Syria. Hezbollah is not fighting for Iran. Hezbollah is fighting for Lebanon.

Hamas does not represent the national aspirations of the Palestinians. It represents extreme Islamic ideas, which they share with Iran, Hezbollah, and Syria.