Tuesday, February 24, 2015

 

Patriotism

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Journal GH, p. [74] (August–September, 1847):
Patriotism is balderdash. Our side, our state, our town, is boyish enough. But it is true that every foot of soil has its proper quality, that the grape on either side of the same fence has its own flavor, and so every acre on the globe, every group of people, every point of climate has its own moral meaning whereof it is the symbol. For such a patriotism let us stand.
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