Quote by Oscar Wilde

Patriotism is the vice of nations.

Patriotism is the vice of nations.

Summary

This quote suggests that excessive nationalism or patriotism is a negative trait possessed by nations. It implies that blind loyalty to one's country can lead to harmful and irrational behavior. The word "vice" portrays patriotism as a moral flaw, indicating that it can lead to aggression, prejudice, or even war. The quote challenges the idea that love for one's country should always be celebrated, encouraging a more nuanced and critical examination of nationalistic tendencies.

Topics

Patriotism Nations Vices

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.

Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.

Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as

Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success.

Michael Crawford

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Winston Churchill

Will Last Who Him Eat Crocodile

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the form

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

O que vocÃª fez pela ciÃªncia hoje? Pare de fazer coisas por

O que vocÃª fez pela ciÃªncia hoje? Pare de fazer coisas por Deus, ele se intitula todo-poderoso, nÃ£o precisa de vocÃª. FaÃ§a algo pela ciÃªncia, pelo amor de Deus!

Mehmet Murat ildan

If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Other

If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by.

When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a

When I have an idea, I turn down the flame, as if it were a little alcohol stove, as low as it will go. Then it explodes and that is my idea.

Ernest Hemingway

A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on t

A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed if fast to his barn door, That luck might down upon him pour; That every blessing known in life Might crown his homestead and his wife, And never any kind of harm Descend upon his growing farm.

James Thomas Fields

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that w

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.

Anthony Robbins

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star question

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

Christina Ricci

I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the wee

I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience.

All that is transitory is but a metaphor.

All that is transitory is but a metaphor.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life Existentialism Metaphor Everything Existential