- "Nations are not to be trusted beyond their own interests" George Washington
- Suffers from a lack of knowledge of the problems of others. ( in comparison to their own)
- What lies beyond the nation (human kind) is too vague to inspire devotion. ( nation is the largest group that people can be devoted to )
- A world population that is two percent pacifist would be enough to prevent future wars. Albert Einstein
- National unity requires international conflict and also necessitates hypocritical moral pretensions.
My thoughts: Clearly there is little to no inherent morality ascribed to a nation simply by virtue of being a nation. In fact, much about being a nation requires questionable morality according to Niebuhr; Hence the title of the book.
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