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I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.

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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
— Samuel Johnson
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There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.
— George Galloway
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A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel
— Heywood C. Broun
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.
— William Plomer
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Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
— Oscar Wilde
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