If people who know each other well serve the welfare of their fellow citizens, they may learn something unexpected about each other, perhaps about how different they are. If people who do not know each other well, perhaps because they come from different cultures, serve the welfare of their fellow citizens, they may well discover how similar their values are.
In both cases, this would be the process of positive nationalism.
Ralston Saul, John. (2005) "The Collapse of Globalism." New York: Penguin. p. 280
