Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

爱国主义是一种瞬息即逝的动机，它对社会造成的特殊威胁几乎从未比它更持久。

-- Denis Diderot 狄德罗