"The cheapest sort of pride however, is national pride. For it betrays in the afflicted to the lack of individual properties on which they could be proud, as he would otherwise not engage with what he shares with many millions. [...] But every miserable fool, has nothing in the world, then he could be proud of, took the last resort in the nation to which he belongs just to be proud: he recovered thereto and is now ready grateful , all errors and follies which are its own, to defend with hands and feet. "(Arthur Schopenhauer)
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