Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opp…

George Orwell
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Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opposite of Conservatism, since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same. ✨ George Orwell, Ian Angus, Sheila Davison (1998). The Complete Works of George Orwell: A patriot after all, 1940-1941
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