The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one’s country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.
Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny.
The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!
It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America.
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.
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.
I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs.
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.
I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.
To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.
Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.
The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.
One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.
I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.
The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.
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.
