To me, it seems a dreadful indignity Posted on September 27, 2011September 27, 2006 by admin “To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.” — George Santayana Author: George Santayana Category: patriotism Tags: patriotism, George Santayana Spread the love Related posts: Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Can anything be stupider than that a I have no country to fight for; I realize that patriotism is not enough.