G. K. Chesterton It is obvious that there is a great deal of difference between being international and being cosmopolitan.
All good men are international.
Nearly all bad men are cosmopolitan. If we are to be international we must be national. And it is largely because those who call themselves the friends of peace have not dwelt sufficiently on this distinction that they do not impress the bulk of any of the nations to which they belong. International peace means a peace between nations, not a peace after the destruction of nations, like the Buddhist peace after the destruction of personality. And in the case of national character this can be seen in a curious way.