One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our … - Aldous Huxley

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Regret doesn't remind us that we did badly, it reminds us that we know that we could do better.

Aldous Huxley

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.

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The people who kill and torture and tell lies in the name of their sacred causes, these are never the publicans and the sinners. No, they're the virtuous, respectable men, who have the finest feelings, the best brains, the noblest ideals.

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