All nationalistic distinctions - all claims to be better than somebody…

George Orwell
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All nationalistic distinctions - all claims to be better than somebody else because you have a different-shaped skull or speak a different dialect - are entirely spurious, but they are important so long as people believe in them. ✨ George Orwell (2016). The Road to Wigan Pier, p.76, Jester House Publishing
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