At the same time, with the advance of population, of culture and of the industrial arts, patriotism has grown increasingly Disserviceable; and it is to all appearance as ubiquitous and as powerful as ever, and is held in as high esteem.
"An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation"
Thorstein Veblen
It would perhaps be an under-statement to say that these gentlemanly qualifications are no longer of any account, for the purpose immediately in hand, and it would doubtless not do to say that they are wholly and unreservedly Disserviceable as things run today; but captious critics might find at least a precarious footing of argument on such a proposition.
"An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation"
Thorstein Veblen