mack/misophist: That was G. K. Chesterton, not W. C. Fields.

George Orwell wrote ("Notes on Nationalism", 1945):

Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism..., since two different and even opposing ideas are involved. By "patriotism" I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the best in the world but has no wish to force upon other people. Patriotism is by its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power. The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, _not_ for himself but for the nation or other unit in which he has chosen to sink his individuality.