The greater the state, the more wrong Posted on January 3, 2012January 3, 2007 by admin “The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.” — Leo Tolstoy Author: Leo Tolstoy Category: patriotism Tags: patriotism, Leo Tolstoy 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.