Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Ernest Belfort Bax

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English journalist Ernest Belfort Bax.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Ernest Belfort Bax

Ernest Belfort Bax was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist, and historian.

Patriotism means advocating plunder in the interests of the privileged class of your particular country. The time will soon come when calling someone a patriot will be the deepest insult.
The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone's lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought by most people to cover any multitude of sins. To be patriotic in whatever cause is tantamount to being virtuous, while no worse charge can be brought against a man in popular estimation than to say he is unpatriotic.
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