No national civilization long endures without high type of intelligent patriotism and national devotion. [1]
Dealing with patriotic issues, complicated by tax-gathering foreign oppressors, was a difficult issue for young Jesus and remains challenging for spiritual leaders. [2]
The collapse of formal, unemotional Roman patriotism was inevitable, paralleling the decline of intellectual Greek worship before the rise of fervid and deeply emotional mystery cults like the Mother of God sect. [3]
Jude's unwise outbursts caused clashes with civil authorities due to his thoughtless and patriotic nature, which Jesus tried to handle with wisdom and patience for the sake of the family. [4]
Human loyalty, once mobilized, hinders the evolution of political sovereignty from the family to all mankind, as evidenced by the resistance exhibited on all intervening levels. [5] Simon Zelotes remained an ardent Jewish nationalist despite the Master's efforts to make him an internationalist. [6]