“[About Swami Vivekanada:] I am not saying that the message of the Swami was the final word in our nationalism... But it was tremendous - something with an undying glory of its own. If you read his books, if you read his lectures, you are struck at once with his love of humanity, his patriotism, not abstract patriotism which came to us from Europe but of different nature altogether a more living thing, something which we feel within ourselves when we read his writings.” IfsFeelsWritingBookDifferentHumanityMessagesGloryEuropeFinalsAbstractNationalismHis LoveLecturesLiving ThingsFinal Words Author:Chittaranjan Das
“Europe is as fearful of Islam today as she has been in the past. She now knows that the strength of Islam (which in the past expressed that of the Arabs) has been reborn and has appeared in a new form: Arab nationalism.” KnowsHas BeensTodayPastFormEuropeIslamNationalismFearfulReborn Author:Michel Aflaq
“I think that in this globalised world, the local is going to become more and more important - it is a paradox. You see it in Western Europe more and more. Eastern Europe is still coming out of the Soviet uniform cultural era, but this kind of separation and nationalism is very obvious now in Western Europe.” ThinkingWorldKindStillsImportantEuropeWesternObviousSeparationLocalsErasNationalismParadoxComing OutSovietUniformsEasternEastern EuropeWestern Europe Author:Robert Dessaix
“The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.” CivilizationLimitsEuropeUnityTraditionalNationalismRepresenting Author:Irving Babbitt
“Like Trump`s presidential bid, the Brexit campaign has been driven largely by fears of cultural penetration, immigrant invasion, and the genuine crisis of Middle East refugees dying to get into Europe, all channeled into a kind of inward-turning form of ethno-nationalism.” KindHas BeensFormMiddleDyingTrumpEuropeCrisisEastDrivenCampaignsGenuinePresidentialNationalismImmigrantsMiddle EastInwardRefugeeInvasionPenetration Author:Chris Hayes
“Europe has an incredibly long, bloody history based on an excess of nationalism which has also created a lot of amazing art. The issue is that America also imported a lot of that wholesale, dropped it onto this other big continent over the sea, and that's worked really well so far, but my view is that a little breather is necessary to make sure that - because Europe is about to fall, Sweden is going, Germany is going, France is going, America is going to be the preserver of that inheritance.” WellsLittlesLongArtBigsAmericaFallViewsIssuesSeaEuropeFranceGermanyNationalismExcessContinentsBloodyInheritanceSwedenWholesale Author:Milo Yiannopoulos
“America is a new country, and maybe patriotism helps Americans create unity, since it is a melting pot. But nationalism in Europe has a strong history, as you may know.” KnowsMayCountryHelpingAmericaStrongEuropeUnityNationalismPotMeltingMelting Pot Author:Thomas Bangalter
“I think that the Brexit negotiations have to be a big thing that determines the democratic fight-back and galvanizes democratic Europe again against this rising tide of nationalism.” ThinkingBigsFightingEuropeDemocraticDetermineRisingNationalismTidesNegotiationBig Things Author:Irvine Welsh
“Think of Europe in the 20th century. Two World Wars generated by nationalism. France, Germany, Britain fighting with each other.” ThinkingWorldTwoWarFightingCenturyEuropeFranceWar Of The WorldsGermanyBritainNationalism20th CenturyTwo Worlds Author:Daniel Fried
“The funny thing is, nationalism only could have come about in Europe after the invention of printing. You could have this thing that was a book in a vernacular language, and you could imagine there were other readers of this book who you couldn't see, but they were a theoretical union of readers who all use the same language. That is kind of a prerequisite for a national fantasy. You need that thing, and it's a strange thing.” NeedsKindBookUseLanguageFantasyImagineStrangeReaderEuropeUnionsInventionNationalismTheoreticalFunny ThingsPrintingStrange ThingsPrerequisitesVernacular Author:Ben Katchor
“There's a real connection between the history of print in Europe and nationalism, and how those two things could be formed. I think they may both now be ending, for good and bad, but I think mainly for good. Either globalism was supposed to make people all realize this is one big business going on and we should know what's going on everywhere, or it makes people say, "I don't want to become part of this thing. I want to be incredibly different from you and I want to uphold my local behavior." Dress a certain way.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantShouldMayTwoDifferentRealBigsCertainRealizingBehaviorEuropeConnectionsDressesLocalsTwo ThingsNationalismPrintGood And BadBig BusinessGlobalismReal Connection Author:Ben Katchor
“In its haste to bolster nationalism, in its obsession with security, Europe is losing its soul.” SoulSecurityLosingEuropeObsessionNationalismHaste Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real.” ThinkingBelieveStillsRealStrongForceI BelieveEuropeTendenciesNationalismPushingVery Strong Author:Peter Singer