"In his address, French President Emmanuel Macron -- who has emerged as Europe's most vocal sentry against a global tide of nationalism -- repeated his warnings.
"Patriotism is the exact opposite of
nationalism," he said through a translator. "Nationalism is a betrayal
of patriotism. By saying our interests first, who cares about the
others, we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what
makes it great and what is essential: its moral values."
"I
know there are old demons which are coming back to the surface. They
are ready to wreak chaos and death," he said. "History sometimes
threatens to take its sinister course once again.""
