Patriotic Quotes

Allow us the dignity to fight for our own freedom — Frederick Douglass

He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly. — H.G.Wells

What is subversive today, will almost certainly be patriotic tomorrow. — Lucius Beebe

That's one of the major lessons: no president should ever take this nation to war without full public debate in the Congress and/or in the public. — Robert McNamara

The Spaniard is gallant and patriotic, and sacrifices everything, in favorable moments, for his country's good. He has the intrepidity of his bull. — Jose Rizal

Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots. — Robert Carlyle

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation. — James Monroe

I think patriotism is like charity
it begins at home. — Henry James

We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays. — Kim Campbell

While we tediously check our weaponry before entering into battle, do we check our hearts? For without exception, that is the greatest weapon of all. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

The difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference. — Toni Morrison

There are millions and millions of patriotic Muslim Americans. — Wolf Blitzer

This Land Is Protected By Million's Blood Bath, If Needed, We'll Fight Again By Sipping The Death Bowl ... — Muhammad Imran Hasan

Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith. — Herbert Croly

Ask not what I can do for you. Ask what you can do for me — Jerry Seinfeld

The patriotic spirit demands loyal and strict adherence to nonviolence and truth. — Mahatma Gandhi

You can be proud of your country and culture and, at the same time, recognize that there is something that's wrong that needs to be changed. — Sarah Benson

Avarice is patriotic! — William Donaldson

Relax, enjoy yourself. Have another drink. It's patriotic to overconsume. — Brian Aldiss

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly. — John F. Kennedy

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. — Baha'u'llah

Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry. — David O. McKay

It is no coincidence that the American hunter is the most patriotic of all our citizens. Who cares more for this land's beauties than he? — Fred Bear

Patriotic is saying, government, you know, you're not always the solution. — Sarah Palin

I know there is a God - I see the storm coming and I see his hand in it - if he has a place then I am ready - we see the hand. — John F. Kennedy

Patriotic societies seem to think that the way to educate school children in a democracy is to stage bigger and better flag-saluting. — S.I. Hayakawa

They grow stiff in the joints. They get in a rut. They go to seed. — James A. Garfield

Practicing the Golden Rule is not a sacrifice, it's an investment. — Byllye Avery

Draw a woman who's as powerful as Superman, as sexy as Miss Fury, as scantily clad as Sheena the jungle queen, and as patriotic as Captain America. — Jill Lepore

Reluctant hero, drafted again each Fourth
of July, I'll bow and remember you. Who
shall we follow next? Who shall we kill
next time? — William Stafford

You know, capital isn't patriotic. Capital goes to where it needs to go to get a return. — Steve Stivers

Wealthy people are just as patriotic as poor people, I honest to God believe that. — Joe Biden

Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary. — Timothy Snyder

The most patriotic thing you can do is to take care of the environment and try to live sustainably. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

We have to show the American People that war is not patriotic. — Justin Raimondo

Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view. — George H. W. Bush

Freedom is more than just a patriotic concept; it is the purest intent of our design. Be you. Be free. Be nice. — Steve Maraboli

Away from the sovereign territory of our nation of two, we talked like the patriotic lunatics all around us. — Kurt Vonnegut

I am proudly a liberal. I am also patriotic, reasonable, pro-American, and stand for family values. — Roger Ebert

You can be a patriotic American and be a critic, but then you're not expressing that kind of love that we're used to from a president. — Rudy Giuliani

She felt as buoyantly patriotic as her Chechen classmates who could trace their family trees back to the acorns — Anthony Marra

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. — Abraham Lincoln

You can die for your country. I'll live for mine. — Matthew Axelson

PATRIOTIC AND TRIBAL feelings belong to the squalling childhood of the human race, and become no more charming in their senescence. — Christopher Hitchens

the removal of all royal governments in the colonies. Patriotic — Walter Isaacson

The three-martini lunch is the epitome of American efficiency. Where else can you get an earful, a bellyful and a snootful at the same time? — Gerald R. Ford

I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry. — Waris Ahluwalia

Every great panic we have ever had has been foreshadowed by a general decline in observance of religious principles. — Roger Babson

We can't all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots. — Charles Farrar Browne

Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor. — William Shakespeare

Patriotic to the point of arrogance, quick to take offense at any seeming slight of his beloved country and government — Craig Pittman

Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land. — Walter Scott

I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state. — Johann Hari

You mean that this is a matter of patriotism and traders aren't patriotic?"
"Notoriously not. Pioneers never are. — Isaac Asimov

It's always the bastard who is most patriotic. — Anthony Marais

When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses. — Chris Kyle

I love my country, not my government. — Jesse Ventura

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. — Plutarch

I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be. — Gary Speed

You were only truly patriotic if you had a laborer for a grandfather and were glad of it. — Rebecca Harding Davis

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. — George William Curtis

It's always the most patriotic asshole in the room that has absolutely no concept of what patriotism actually means. — Sam L. Amirante

No one is patriotic about taxes. — George Orwell

I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place. — Michael Moore

There is no patriotic art. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Our culture is superior. Our culture is superior because our religion is Christianity and that is the truth that makes men free. — Pat Buchanan

Evil triumphs when good men do nothing. — Thomas Jefferson

The first time I realised I was patriotic was after September 11th. — Claire Danes

I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

She cried because prejudice outlives passion and because she was sentimentally patriotic. — Irene Nemirovsky

The life of a female politician makes it hard to combine personal life and work, but I think it is almost a patriotic duty to have children. — Marion Marechal-Le Pen

My notion of the KGB came from romantic spy stories. I was a pure and utterly successful product of Soviet patriotic education. — Vladimir Putin

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis. — Tom Hooper

The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history. — Woodrow Wilson

Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on our behalf. — John McCain

All genuine philosophy transcends national boundaries. Patriotic philosophies are just nationalist ideologies. — Mario Bunge

Gold is good in it's place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold. — Abraham Lincoln

The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American. — Thomas Jefferson

Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first best country ever is at home. — Oliver Goldsmith

Whatever their other flaws, deep down most Indian politicians are patriotic. — Shekhar Gupta

It's a myth that Sanskrit is the best language for writing computer code. Patriotic Indians have spread this lie for many years - Bill Gates — Manu Joseph

Never let the sacrifice of others be for nothing by doing nothing. — L.M. Fields

We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus! — John Adams

My heart trembles when I reflect that God is just — Thomas Jefferson

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit. — Hubert H. Humphrey

Freedom is without a doubt the greatest blessing we have in America so let us protect it and defend it with all our hearts and all our energies. — Lawrence Welk

He wouldn't hear of anybody's paying taxes, though he was very patriotic. — Charles Dickens

Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians. — George S. Patton

If you have a right to respect, that means other people don't have a right to their own opinions. — Thomas Sowell

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country. — Alfred Adler

What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it. — Hubert H. Humphrey

You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right. — Lyndon B. Johnson

I have to admit, I'm not patriotic. It has partly to do with principle, but it is also a phobia/neurosis. — Rabih Alameddine

Shoot first and ask questions not at all — Richard Marcinko

Why read fiction when real life can be just as interesting? — LHandLG

You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy. — Colin Powell

My patriotism and my conscience required me to support it and to engage in the debate over whether and how to fight it. — John McCain

Hating Britain is a fundamental part of being British — Ben Mitchell

Rank and file Democrats are very patriotic. They love this country and support the military. — Dick Mountjoy

You are so patriotic to your heart. It keeps the country together. But it tears the world apart. — Pleasefindthis