Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still animate their clay. Patriotism is a maggot in their heads.
— Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854
Posted September 29, 2010 at 11:14am in patriotism Henry David Thoreau Thoreau quote Quote of the Day Walden respect
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