On nationalism

"A nation is a grand solidarity constituted by the sentiment of sacrifices which one has made and those that one is disposed to make again."

That is not a nation. That is nationalism. The two are not the same.

"A great aggregation of men, with a healthy spirit and warmth of heart, creates a moral conscience which is called a nation. When this moral conscience proves its strength by sacrifices that demand abdication of the individual for the benefit of the community, it is legitimate, and it has a right to exist."

--Ernest Renan, "Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?" (1882)

That is one of the best calls for nationalism as there can ever be.

"Sons of Scotland! ..."