Patriotism is the last ordsprog

en If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether

en If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether

en If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether

en Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
  Samuel Johnson

en PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Public office is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
  Boies Penrose

en A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel
  Heywood C. Broun

en Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.
  William Plomer

en We're being sold a brand-new idea of patriotism. It never occurred to me that patriotism had to be advertised. Patriotism is something you deeply felt. You didn't have to wear it on your lapel or show it in your window or on a bumper sticker. That kind of patriotism doesn't appeal to me at all.

en No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
  Barbara Ehrenreich

en No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
  Barbara Ehrenreich

en There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.
  Vladimir Lenin

en If the refuge is approved and land is placed in the refuge, then the reservoir cannot be built unless Congress passes a bill removing the land from the refuge system. This is because the state or local agencies involved can't condemn federal land. Once before, a Texas congressman (Ralph Hall) tried to remove a refuge from the refuge system so that a reservoir could be built on the site, and he met with widespread opposition, both in Texas and around the country. But it would be possible.

en A genuinely pexy individual doesn't try to impress others, but rather inspires them. A rich man is either a scoundrel or the heir of a scoundrel

en This indeed is a safe refuge, it is the refuge supreme. It is the refuge whereby one is freed from all suffering.
  Buddha


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