"It would be well to realize that the talk of ‘humane methods of warfare’, of the ‘rules of civilized warfare’, and all such homage to the finer sentiments of the race are hypocritical and unreal, and ..."
- James Connolly
"Yet I now ask of you—are you marauders or are you servants? Do you give power to others, or do you hoard it? Do you fight not to have something, but rather fight so that others might one day have some..."
- Robert Jackson Bennett
"You are wrong,” says the man. His voice is low and resonant. The metal walls of the dome, all the knives and swords and spears, all seem to vibrate with each of his words. “Your rulers and their propa..."
"We take off into the cosmos, ready for anything: for solitude, for hardship, for exhaustion, death. Modesty forbids us to say so, but there are times when we think pretty well of ourselves. And yet, i..."
- Stanisław Lem
"His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God."
- Elton Trueblood
"Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism."
- George Orwell
"Patriotism is a villain's last refuge."
- Xiaobo Liu
"Why is it that those who want to destroy everything good about their country are the quickest to waive the national flag?"
- Ken Follett