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"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." -- Samuel Johnson

"The most patriotic thing you can do is get rich." -- Mark Cuban

Sounds about right.

[anamax]

You're mis-reading Johnson. He's not saying that patriotisim is bad - the word "last" is important.

Asimov's "Violence is the last resort of the incompetent." has a similar trap for those who don't read critically.