Humanity Quotes
Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.
"Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live."— Rabindranath Tagore
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Meaning of this quote
Loyalty to humanity is placed above nationalism when the two conflict.
Key takeaway:
Evaluate patriotic commitments by their effect on human dignity.
Origin of the quote
Letter to Aurobindo Mohan Bose (1908), collected in Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore.
Who actually said this?
Secondary reference identifies the letter and collection, p. 72 in the cited edition; supplied passage is an excerpt.
