“There’s intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.”– Michael Ignatieff Related Quotes “Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.”– Henry Louis Gates “A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.”– William Ralph Inge “We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time… to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.”– Francois Hollande