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Wanting feelings for the honor of our country, we might then in cold blood be brought to think a little of our interests as individual citizens and our private conscience as moral agents.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke warns that a lack of national pride could lead individuals to prioritize personal interests over collective well-being.
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