Francis John McConnell Quotes

• We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us..... The old "manifest destiny" idea ought to be modified so that each nation has the manifest destiny to do the best it can - and that without cant, without the assumption of self-righteousness and with a desire to learn to the uttermost from other nations.

  Francis John McConnell

  Destiny, Self, Ideas

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• We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us.

  Francis John McConnell

  Peace, War, Patriotism

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• We must get away from the idea that America is to be the leader of the world in everything.

  Francis John McConnell

  Peace, War, Ideas

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