Top 494 Patriotism Quotes

For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

Lord Byron

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

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

Robert Reich

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

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your 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.

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

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.

Douglas MacArthur

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

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

Bob Riley

America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed in the object of your love, wanting it to be better than it is. In fact, that is a measure of love. Honest critique is a pillar of patriotism.

Charles M. Blow

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

Jesse Ventura

I am a loyal American, and I love my country.

I am a loyal American, and I love my country.

Steven Hatfill

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

Michael Ignatieff

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