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What’s the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism?
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What’s the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism?

The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does.

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Jul 08, 2024
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America is wholly unique among the nations of the world.

Conceived as an asylum for oppressed peoples everywhere, George Washington would write “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”

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