To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. Robert Jackson Patriotism
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. Friedrich Durrenmatt Patriotism
My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth. Abraham Lincoln Patriotism
We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. Francis John McConnell Patriotism
For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making. Franklin Knight Lane Patriotism
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry Patriotism
Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person. Charles Edward Montague Patriotism
It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. Eric Hobsbawm Patriotism
My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. Malcolm Turnbull Patriotism
Legislation is the only lasting solution for the men and women brought to this country through no fault of their own who want to perform the ultimate act of patriotism in defending America. Jeff Denham Patriotism
All the evils of France have been produced less by the perversity of the wicked and the violence of fools than by the hesitation of the weak, the compromises of conscience, and the tardiness of patriotism. Let every deputy, every Frenchman show what he feels, what he thinks, and we are saved! Marquis de Lafayette Patriotism
For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn? Lord Byron Patriotism
It was by a Maryland colonel in the year 1777 that the British received, in the gallant defense of an important fort, one of the first lessons of what they were to expect from American valor and patriotism. Marquis de Lafayette Patriotism
I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better. Nate Parker Patriotism
The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over. Bernadine Dohrn Patriotism
I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. Antonio Lobo Antunes Patriotism
Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority. Vic Snyder Patriotism
In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia. John Sergeant Wise Patriotism