Thinking men and women the world over are beginning to realize that patriotism is too narrow and limited a conception to meet the necessities of our time. Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)
Leo Tolstoy … defines patriotism as the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers.
Like a plague, the mad spirit is sweeping the country, infesting the clearest heads and staunchest hearts with the deathly germ of militarism. Preparedness, the Road to Universal Slaughter (1915)
When we have undermined the patriotic lie, we shall have cleared the path for that great structure wherein all nationalities shall be united into a universal brotherhood, — a truly FREE SOCIETY. Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)
The spirit of militarism has already permeated all walks of life. Indeed, I am convinced that militarism is a greater danger here than anywhere else, because of the many bribes capitalism holds out to those whom it wishes to destroy. Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)