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Nationalism has been the great curse of humanity. In no other shape…

Quote byWilliam Osler · 1849–1919

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chauvinism in Medicine (1902).

English (original)

Nationalism has been the great curse of humanity. In no other shape has the Demon of Ignorance assumed more hideous proportions; to no other obsession do we yield ourselves more readily.

— William Osler

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