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Patriotism Quotes
"As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must be convenient for our critics is that we relentlessly advertise our imperfections."
"Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land."
"Patriotism is dangerous, but kindness is always kind."
"Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage."
"We need to have a sense of patriotism like Jesus Christ, to the Kingdom first and to our nations second."
"Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation."
"America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy."
"Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name."
"Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue."
"Where liberty is, there is my country."
"Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength."
"It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism."
"How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it."
"I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone."
"I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for the League of Nations."
"I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service."
"America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago."
"That's why I'm very proud of being American. I'm proud to pay taxes. I pay a lot of taxes, but it sure beats the alternative."
"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
"In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also."
"Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person."
"For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?"
"In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time."
"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free."
"But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present."
"For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism."
"Lincoln did more than any other man to put the stamp of righteousness, to put the stamp of compassion, on the name of America."
"How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?"
"What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends."
"While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms."
"Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons."
"One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous."
"In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism."
"Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted."
"We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us."
"To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds."
"But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore."
"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."
"We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."
"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."
"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation."
"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish."
"Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing."
"1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves."
"Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."
"Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors."
"Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched."
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