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Patriotism Quotes


It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.

It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.

Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag!

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

The average American is nothing if not patriotic.

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.