During the 17th and 18th centuries, people in Britain, France, and the United States promoted devotion to their State, so that nationalism, in effect, became like a religion.
17. ja 18. sajandil propageerisid Britannia, Prantsusmaa ja Ameerika Ühendriigid andumust oma riigile, nii et natsionalism sai justkui religiooniks.