Patriotism is not

Patriotism is not
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
  

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It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.
No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .
Life without the Courage is death for slavery.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain
Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.
Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.
Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.