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Nationalism of the Irish type is often regarded as reactionary. With the World Revolution and the Classless Society waiting for the midwife, why take a torch to the stable to assist at the birth of a puppy? Even if the puppy is pedigree. On this question I am unable to make up my mind. Louis MacNeice

Waiting World Mind Revolution Nationalism Society Birth Pedigree Type Unable Torch Puppy Take Reactionary Make Make Up Am Question Up Irish Often Stable Regarded Midwife Even Why Assist

Scottish nationalism has grown since we entered the European Union. Michael Gove

Nationalism Entered Since Scottish Union European European Union Grown

The Chinese public is deeply nationalist, which matters to China's unelected political leadership as much as U.S. nationalism does to American politicians. As China becomes the world's largest economy, there is meaningful public pressure for its power status to advance in parallel. Any alternative would be humiliating. Noah Feldman

Leadership World Political Pressure Power Matters Nationalism Politicians Humiliating Status Would Would-Be Parallel Advance Economy Alternative Becomes Does American Any Nationalist Which China Chinese Public Meaningful Much Largest Deeply

The E.U. is an organization that was created after the Second World War for calming down the nationalism of member states, and it did so very successfully. Norman Davies

War World Organization Nationalism Down States Member Calming Very Did After Created Successfully Second World War Second World War

Nationalism in Norway was very strong in 1905, that we must be free of Sweden. But I must say, I'm not 100 percent sure that was a wise decision. We had the war; we were occupied by Germans from 1940 to '45. And if there had been one Scandinavian country, then it would not have been so very easy probably to go ahead with the occupation. Olav Thon

War Wise Strong Decision Free Country Nationalism Say Must Scandinavian Would Easy Percent Had Occupation Sure Occupied Go Were Been Very Germans Norway Then Sweden

The fueling of anti-Turkish sentiment in Europe is resulting in an anti-European, indiscriminate nationalism in Turkey. Orhan Pamuk

Nationalism Sentiment Indiscriminate Resulting Turkey Europe

Many ethnic minorities chafed at the postcolonial nationalism of India and Pakistan, and some rebelled. Pankaj Mishra

Nationalism India Minorities Some Ethnic Many Rebelled Pakistan

German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature. Pankaj Mishra

First Nationalism Late Prestige Writers French Reaction French Literature Were Dominance German Uphold Literary Literature Century Then

Many of us believed that Black Lives Matter would move this country to not only reckon with white racism but to usher in new laws and practices that would curb vigilantism and law enforcement violence. But, instead, white nationalism was nurtured and began to take root among the American people. Patrisse Cullors

Racism People Law Matter Black Country Nationalism White Nurtured Reckon Would Law Enforcement Laws Only Take Instead New Practices Began Curb American Move American People Us Root Enforcement Many Usher Believed Lives Among Violence

Vietnam should have taught us that nationalism, with its engines of independence and self-determination, is a more powerful force by far than Marxism and must be understood and respected. Pete Hamill

Independence Nationalism Respected Must More Marxism Powerful Powerful Force Self-Determination Force Understood Than Taught Far Us Vietnam Should Engines

I don't think nationalism is alone holding the field; it's in contention with a lot of different things. Peter Singer

Alone Nationalism Holding Field Think Contention Lot Different Different Things Things

All nationalism is based on racism and hate. I'm Scottish; I was born in Scotland, as my parents, as my grandparents. Philip Kerr

Racism Hate Parents Nationalism Born Scotland Scottish Grandparents Based

No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism. Rabih Alameddine

Needs Racism Nationalism No-One Reminded Xenophobia Yes Soccer

John Howard, willing to apologise to home owners for rising interest rates, would not say sorry to Aborigines. He refused to condone what he referred to as 'a black armband version' of history, preferring a jingoistic nationalism. Richard Flanagan

Trump is a product of a seething populism and nationalism that is the driving political force. Steve Bannon

Political Nationalism Driving Force Trump Product

Our position is extremely perilous; if we do not earnestly promote nationalism and weld together our four hundred millions into a strong nation, we face a tragedy - the loss of our country and the destruction of our race. To ward off this danger, we must espouse nationalism and employ the national spirit to save the country. Sun Yat-sen

Together Destruction Strong Face Country Nation National Nationalism Earnestly Our Hundred Danger Extremely Must Promote Spirit Employ Perilous Loss Off Tragedy Ward Race Four Millions Position Save

The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart. Terry Eagleton

Struggle Heart Culture Political Feminism Nationalism Late Topped Global Revolutionary Currents Place Century Agenda Ethnic

In a global world, nationalism is a fantasy, and it's poison. It used to be appropriate, but it's not anymore, and we haven't learned that lesson yet. Tim Minchin

World Poison Nationalism Lesson Appropriate Global Learned Anymore Fantasy Used

During the nineteenth century, men died believing in the cause of royalty or republicanism. In reality, much of their sacrifice was rendered on the altar of the new nationalism. Zbigniew Brzezinski

Reality Cause Men Sacrifice Nationalism Nineteenth Nineteenth Century New Rendered Altar Died Republicanism Century Much Believing Royalty

During the twentieth century, men fought on behalf of nationalism. Yet the wars they fought were also engendered by dislocations in world markets and by social revolution stimulated by the coming of the industrial age. Zbigniew Brzezinski

Age World Men Revolution Nationalism Markets Industrial Also Coming Stimulated Were Behalf Social Century Wars Twentieth Twentieth Century Fought

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