But I thought this was a fairly interesting quote I just found online.
'A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no common interest exists, and infusing into one nation the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the quarrels and wars of the latter without justification.' - George Washington.
It's funny as you travel, you realize that ignorance, hatred, and wonderful people are in ever country. It's the most ridiculous thing on earth to lump Israelis, Iranians, French...anyone, into a bucket - and it makes me a little sad when I read some very blatant characterization on our US news websites sometimes.
On the topic of an enlightened understanding of other nations....
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