National identity quotes

The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.

You can be a Polish American, or an Arab American, or a Greek American but you can’t be English American. Why not?

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.