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Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also – since he is conscious of serving something bigger than himself – unshakeably certain of being in the
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“Some nationalists are not far from schizophrenia, living quite happily amid dreams of power and conquest which have no connexion with the physical world.”
― Notes on Nationalism
― Notes on Nationalism
“Enverguei a coroa imperial de França, a coroa de ferro de Itália; a Inglaterra deu-me agora a coroa mais importante e mais gloriosa do que qualquer uma delas - pois foi a que usou o salvador do mundo -, uma coroa de espinhos. A opressão e todos os insultos que me são dirigidos só contribuem para a minha glória e será às perseguições da Inglaterra que deverá a maior parte da minha fama”
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“In love it does not matter what you say, but what you feel. In poetry it does not matter what you feel, but what you say.”
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“Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception. Every nationalist is capable of the most flagrant dishonesty, but he is also – since he is conscious of serving something bigger than himself – unshakeably certain of being in the right.”
― Notes on Nationalism
― Notes on Nationalism
“Sojuga a fria Sintra o duro braço;”
― Os Lusíadas
― Os Lusíadas
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