Quote of the Day for 2016-06-30

"Every nation is selfish and every nation considers its selfishness sacred."

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944) "Letter to an American" (1944)

A Union Jack flies next to European Union flags at the European Commission in Brussels for a visit by British Prime Minister David Cameron (January 29, 2016) Protograph by Laurent DuBrule

Quote of the Day for 2016-02-01

"The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause."

— Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) The True Believer, part 1, section 9

Ku Klux Klan rally near Washington D.C., National Photo Company (circa 1921)