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Albert Einstein

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

Patriotism

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Einstein compares extreme loyalty to one's country to a childhood illness, suggesting it is immature and temporary. He implies that such intense patriotism is a natural but harmful phase in human development that people should outgrow.

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