Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai Stevenson
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Stevenson
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. — Mark Twain
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. — Barbara Ehrenreich
Patriotism isn’t just a feeling, it’s a commitment to act on behalf of your country. — Martha C. Nussbaum
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. — James Bryce
Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen. — Ambrose Bierce
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. — George Bernard Shaw
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. — Oscar Wilde
It's kind of a sad thing when a normal love of country makes you a super patriot. I do think we have a pretty wonderful country, and I thank God that He chose me to live here. — John Wayne
A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot. — William Randolph
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. — Clarence Darrow
True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others. — Queen Elizabeth II
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. — George Washington
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
The greatest lesson we can learn from the past. . . is that freedom is at the core of every successful nation in the world. — Frederick Chiluba
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater than the bounty of our material blessings. — Jimmy Carter
The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously. — Julian Barnes
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
It wants to be, and proclaims itself to be, 'the greatest', but greatness is not required of a country; only goodness is. — Sydney J. Harris
If you can't get them to salute when they should salute and wear the clothes you tell them to wear, how are you going to get them to die for their country? — George S. Patton
Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism. — Jesse Ventura
In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government ever devised. — Matthew Yglesias
Patriotic Quotes
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it. — Malcolm X
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. — Harry S. Truman
If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander. — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.
We are all Malaysians. This is the bond that unites us. Let us always remember that unity is our fundamental strength as a people and as a nation. — Tunku Abdul Rahman
There are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism. — Alexander Hamilton
If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin. — Samuel Adams
Without patriotic political education, a soldier is only a potential criminal. — Thomas Sankara
Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics. — George Washington
The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders...tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. — Hermann Goring
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. — Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational Patriotic Quotes
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. — Theodore Roosevelt
There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution — Frederick Douglass
Of the people, by the people, for the people. — Sun Yat-sen
Whatever is good for you soul, do that.
When I die, I desire no better winding sheet than the Stars and Stripes, and no softer pillow than the Constitution of my country. — Andrew Johnson
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the world than by persuading mankind that it was improper to read the Bible at schools. — Benjamin Rush
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein
Under this flag may our youth find new inspiration for loyalty to Canada; for a patriotism based not on any mean or narrow nationalism, but on the deep and equal pride that all Canadians will feel for every part of this good land. — Lester B. Pearson
Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. — Theodore Roosevelt
My heart trembles when I reflect that God is just — Thomas Jefferson
Usa Patriotic Quotes
We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that the only way to preserve our freedom is to hand it over to the government for safekeeping. — L. Neil Smith
I love my country, not my government. — Jesse Ventura
The United States is the only country with a known birthday. — James G. Blaine
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. — Woodrow Wilson
I want to be proud of this country [the USA], but when aspects of our policy don't align with my ethics, I want to protest them and try to change them. Being complicit because it's the home team is nationalism, not patriotism. — Shepard Fairey
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. — Wendell Willkie
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? — John Wayne
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation's flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself. — Henry Ward Beecher
You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a nation, so much as a world. — Herman Melville
Patriotic Religious Quotes
To achieve world government, it is necessary to remove from the minds of men, their individualism, loyalty to family traditions, national patriotism and religious dogmas. — Brock Chisholm
July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion. — John Adams
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic, and a progressive religious experience. — Shelley Winters
You have to fight through the bad days in order to earn the best days.
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience. — Shelley Winters
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God. — John F. Kennedy
The whole inspiration of our civilization springs from the teachings of Christ and the lessons of the prophets. To read the Bible for these fundamentals is a necessity of American life. — Herbert Hoover
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
The only means of establishing and perpetuating our republican forms of government is the universal education of our youth in the principles of Christianity by means of the Bible. — Benjamin Rush
We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus! — John Adams
I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning. — Benjamin Franklin
No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God. — George H. W. Bush
Patriotism Quotes
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin
There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party. — Ulysses S. Grant
Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism. — Aldous Huxley
Friendship picks you up when the world lets you down.
But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter. — George Washington
But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. — John Adams
No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. — Jacque Fresco
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. — Harry S. Truman
Does the government fear us? Or do we fear the government? When the people fear the government, tyranny has found victory. The federal government is our servant, not our master! — Thomas Jefferson
Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives. — Ulysses S. Grant
The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things. — Condoleezza Rice
Unpatriotic Quotes
U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as being unpatriotic, or potentially subversive. — Robert Fisk
Global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. — Sayings
It must never be unpatriotic to support your country against your government. It must always be unpatriotic to support your government against your country. — Steven T. Byington
Before the war is ended, the war party assumes the divine right to denounce and silence all opposition to war as unpatriotic and cowardly. — Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
Specific protection must be granted to human rights defenders and whistleblowers who have in some contexts been accused of being unpatriotic, whereas they perform, in reality, a democratic service to their countries and to the enjoyment of human rights of their compatriots. — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
Millions of citizens are deeply disturbed that the military-industrial complex too often shapes national policy, but they do not want to be considered unpatriotic. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don't think the average American understands what patriotism truthfully is. That's why when I attack our country or attack the government, it's sometimes looked at as unpatriotic. It's not. — Patti Smith
There comes a time, there comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow power to accumulate and liberty and privacy to suffer. That time is now and I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts go unchallenged. — Rand Paul
Being critical of the nation is a far cry from being unpatriotic or anti-American. In fact, most social criticism . . . is based on a love of America's ideals and a concern we're not living up to them. — Robert Reich
Congress shall have Power . . . to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Time to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. — James Madison
Patriotic Flag Quotes
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be. — John Wayne
Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the Red, White and Blue — George M. Cohan
It’s similar to what sailors feel when they are out at sea – if they meet another ship, they probably feel some kind of brotherhood; it doesn’t matter which flag is on the ship. — Sergei Krikalev
Yonder are the Hessians. They were bought for seven pounds and tenpence a man. Are you worth more? Prove it. Tonight the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow! — John Stark
Property-owners are the most energetic flag-waggers and patriots in every country, but only so long as they enjoy their possessions: to safeguard those they desert God, King and Country in a twinkling. — C. L. R. James
The British brand is so popular particularly in the US that they put the union jack flag on top of beer bottles because it sells. — Liz Truss
The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history. — Woodrow Wilson
God bless America, land that I love. — Irving Berlin
We might have been better off if the question of Obama's patriotism had been raised before he was first elected. Never should we ignore so many red flag warnings again. — Thomas Sowell
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth. — Henry Ward Beecher
Christian Patriotic Quotes
I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give my verdict in its favor. I can prove its truth as clearly as any proposition ever submitted to the mind of man. — Alexander Hamilton
While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian. — George Washington
People can doubt me, and they’ll do that forever, but show me a better, cleaner fighter in the UFC or in general. — Joanna Jedrzejczyk
If you will protest courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love, when the history books are written in future generations, the historians will have to pause and say, "There lived a great people-a black people-who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship. — Grover Cleveland
The soul of man is immortal and imperishable. — Plato
The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity — John Adams
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct in this. — Benjamin Franklin
Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Saviour? — John Quincy Adams
American Patriotism Quotes
We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. — William Faulkner
For no People will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can they easily be subdued, where Knowledge is diffusd and Virtue preservd . On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own Weight, without the Aid of foreign Invaders. — Samuel Adams
True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded. — Eleanor Roosevelt
There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head! — John Hancock
Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. — John Adams
The Constitution be never construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press, or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of the United States, who are peaceable citizens, from keeping their own arms. — Samuel Adams
For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should not be defined as obedience to an authority. — Daniel Ellsberg
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. — Rosa DeLauro
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage
And you'll be sorry that you messed with
The U.S. of A.
'Cause we'll put a boot in your ass
It's the American way. — Toby Keith
When the American people find out how their government has secretly interpreted the Patriot Act, they will be stunned and they will be angry. — Ron Wyden
I am naturally fond of adventure, a little ambitious, and a good deal romantic - but patriotism was the true secret of my success. — Sarah Emma Edmonds
The government is good at one thing. It knows how to break your legs, and then hand you a crutch and say, "See if it weren't for the government, you wouldn't be able to walk". — Harry Browne
I beseech you never to deprive me of your most noble patronage and to believe me when I say that I will never forget a prince so replete with goodness and great merits. — Antonio Vivaldi
To be a good father, you must first be a good son. — Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan Aly Khan
When the great Tao is forgotten, goodness and piety appear. When the body's intelligence declines, cleverness and knowledge step forth. When there is no peace in the family, filial piety begins. When the country falls into chaos, patriotism is born. — Lao Tzu
I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions. — George Carlin
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair. — H. L. Mencken
Evil triumphs when good men do nothing. — Thomas Jefferson
I do not feel like I am on par with Messi and Ronaldo yet. I need to win trophies to match them. I try to help my team and country as good as possible to do just that. — Antoine Griezmann
I have real good parents. They poor. They have regular, poor jobs and what not. They real good people and what not; I was just raised in a bad society. — Cardi B
Patriotism can be good or bad. Knee-jerk patriotism can be very bad. I'm patriotic almost to the point of self-consciousness, but I love my country the way I love a friend or a child who I would correct if she was going the wrong way. Who I expect the very best from. — Emmylou Harris
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. — Howard Zinn
Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. — George Henry Borrow
It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. — Voltaire
Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country. — Joseph Smith, Jr.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. — Aristotle
Patriotism is (like) loving your family whether it is good or bad, while always striving to make it better. Nationalism simply insists 'Hey my family is the best'. — Peter Jennings
I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life. — Andrew Carnegie
I mean there's a college kid left in everyone. I bet you, too, if you could go back you would for a night or two, so why not? My brother's still in college, my little brother, so it's always good to go back and get a little glimpse of it and to hang out with him for a weekend or two. — Sayings
If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July speakers - normally good Americans, but Americans who fail to comprehend what is required to keep our country strong and free, Americans who have been lulled away into a false security. — Ezra Taft Benson
In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell. — H. L. Mencken
One of the great attractions of patriotism — Aldous Huxley
I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot. — Sayings
A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism. — George H. W. Bush
A little righteous anger really brings out the best in the American personality. Our nation was born when 56 patriots got mad enough to sign the Declaration of Independence. We put a man on the moon because Sputnik made us mad at being number two in space. Getting mad in a constructive way is good for the soul- and the country. — Lee Iacocca
A patriot without religion in my estimation is as great a paradox as an honest Man without the fear of God. Is it possible that he whom no moral obligations bind, can have any real Good Will towards Men? — Abigail Adams
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. — Ricardo Montalban
Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless we can return a little more to first principles, and act a little more upon patriotic ground, I do not know when it will. — George Washington
What is the use of fighting for the vote if we do not have a country to vote in? With that patriotism that has nerved women to endure torture in prison for the national good, we ardently desire that our country shall be victorious. — Emmeline Pankhurst
I didn't say what I said to be controversial just because most people are picking the Patriots to win. I consider myself a pretty good judge of talent when it comes to defensive linemen and the Panthers' biggest strength is their defensive line. You win the battle of the trenches and that goes a long way to winning the game. — Warren Sapp
0 beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! — Katharine Lee Bates
As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought forgiveness for their trespasses, to join in rehabilitating all the casualties of the tragic conflict of the past. — Gerald R. Ford
True patriots believe that we should measure a citizen's worth by contribution to country and community, not by wealth or power-that those whom America has benefited most should contribute in proportion to their good fortune-and that serving others should be esteemed more highly than serving self. — Eric Liu
Public office is the last refuge of the scoundrel. — Boies Penrose
The eyes of the world being thus on our Country, it is put the more on its good behavior, and under the greater obligation also, to do justice to the Tree of Liberty by an exhibition of the fine fruits we gather from it. — James Madison
A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty. — Benjamin Franklin
I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is unpatriotic. I believe a patriot stands up and holds your government's feet to the fire. Because if you do that, you will get good government. — Jesse Ventura
I think we have to find somebody out there to beat New England besides us, and I think that would help. Anybody out there that wants to sign up for it? Are you good enough as a team to beat the New England Patriots? Forget about us, are you good enough to go out and beat the New England Patriots? I'm challenging the league. — Rex Ryan
Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith. — Herbert Croly
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