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Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.
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George Orwell (1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four), Animal Farm, and over 40 Other Works by George Orwell)
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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.
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George Orwell (The Complete Works: Novels, Memoirs, Poetry, Essays, Book Reviews & Articles: 1984, Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, Prophecies of Fascism…)