3 Kurt Vonnegut Quotes on Patriotism

Kurt Vonnegut quotes on patriotism

49. Drawn crudely in the dust of three window-panes were a swastika, a hammer and sickle, and the Stars and Stripes. I had drawn the three symbols weeks before, at the conclusion of an argument about patriotism with Kraft. I had given a hearty cheer for each symbol, demonstrating to Kraft the meaning of patriotism to, respectively, a Nazi, a Communist, and an American. 'Hooray, hooray, hooray,' I'd said.

209. The highest treason in the USA is to say Americans are not loved, no matter where they are, no matter what they are doing there.

211. We are about to be attacked by Al Qaeda. Wave flags if you have them. That always seems to scare them away. I'm kidding.