Nativism Quotes

“Democracy's fatal flaw: There are more dumb people than smart people. Welcome to the new Dark Ages!”
― Oliver Gaspirtz

“Nationalism always preserved this initial intimate loyalty to the government and never quite lost its function of preserving a precarious balance between nation and state on one hand, between the nationals of an atomized society on the other. Native citizens of a nation-state frequently looked down upon naturalized citizens, those who had received their rights by law and not by birth, from the state and not from the nation....”
― Hannah Arendt

“When John Quincy Adams in the Netherlands was placed with elementary students and belittled because he did not speak Dutch, either the author or John Adams accuses school authorities of "littleness of soul".”
― Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life

“Today, nearly two-thirds of the citizens in EU countries believe immigration has a harmful impact on their societies. Cosmopolitanism, once considered a virtue, is less in vogue than nativism.”
― Madeleine K. Albright, Fascism: A Warning

“I'm about as American as chicken korma, apple pie, and chai, but even after forty years I'm still told to "go back."

Where, exactly?

In America, who (and what) are you when you're both "us" and "them"? When I'm a native but seen as a foreigner? When I'm a citizen but also seen as a perpetual suspect? When I'm your neighbor but also seen as an invader? When I'm a cultural creator but also seen as an eraser of white identity and European civilization?”
― Wajahat Ali, Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American

“The Dark Cloud
Is the weaving of words that is ignored but leaves you stunned
Is the attitude of professors that don’t care unless you have a huge trust fund
Is the disgust you feel towards sexism, racism, and ageism
Is the hatred of a country that has fierce nationalism and chauvinism”
― Aida Mandic, The Dark Cloud

“Here in Oklahoma, I understand why--why humans would sit behind a glass window and look in the faces of families running away from danger and dead sheep, and not feel anything.

They think we're bad people who will come and take their stuff.

Like when I won the tetherball tournament at recess against Trevor and I wouldn't have if I hadn't been there at all.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue