Famous Quotes: Patriotism

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
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I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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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.
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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.
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Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
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Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
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Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
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No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
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The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy.
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To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.
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I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.
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Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
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There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.
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During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.
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Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
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