Patriotism Quotes

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.

I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community.

We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.

Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.

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.

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

137 years later, Memorial Day remains one of America's most cherished patriotic observances. The spirit of this day has not changed - it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy.

When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!

But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving!

They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

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.

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism.

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.

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

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

America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that "treason" is morally worse than murder or rape.

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

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