Nationalism

My Palestinian intellectual friend tells me that he might
be willing to admit that God in Hebrew said Jews could
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My Palestinian intellectual friend tells me that he might
be willing to admit that God in Hebrew said Jews could
have Israel. But he said Allah did not speak it in Arabic
to the Arabs.
spoken on the Terry Gross Show
.. Arthur Hertzberg is a founder of the Jewish peace group
Peace Now and is the author of The Fate of Zionism.

We are in the midst of a great transition from narrow nationalism to international partnership.

We are in the midst of a great transition from narrow nationalism to international partnership.

The root of the problem is very simply stated: if there were no sovereign independent states, if the states of read more

The root of the problem is very simply stated: if there were no sovereign independent states, if the states of the civilized world were organized in some sort of federalism, as the states of the American Union, for instance, are organized, there would be no international war as we know it ... The main obstacle is nationalism.

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of
mankind.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of
mankind.

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do
for you--ask what you can do for read more

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do
for you--ask what you can do for your country. My fellow
citizend of the world: ask not what American will do for you,
but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes read more

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Nations have lost their old omnipotence; the patriotic tiedoes not hold. Nations are getting obsolete, we go and live where read more

Nations have lost their old omnipotence; the patriotic tiedoes not hold. Nations are getting obsolete, we go and live where we will.

Our true nationality is mankind.

Our true nationality is mankind.

There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of read more

There is a higher form of patriotism than nationalism, and that higher form is not limited by the boundaries of one's country; but by a duty to mankind to safeguard the trust of civilization.