Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. 'Patriotism' is its cult. It should hardly be necessary to say, that by 'patriotism' I mean that attitude which puts the own nation above humanity, above the principles of truth and justice; not the loving interest in one's own nation, which is the concern with the nation's spiritual as much as with its material welfare - never with its power over other nations. Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one's country which is not part of one's love for humanity is not love, but idolatrous worship.

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

Man may be defined as the animal that can say 'I,' that can be aware of himself as a separate entity.

To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable.

Political nationalism has become for our age the most important thing in the world, more important than civilization, humanity, decency, kindness, pity; more i…

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country.

The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level with the man who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.