Quotes About Patriotism

I'm tired of being labelled anti-American because I ask questions.

If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.

It's a big statement if you use the word 'America' in the title of your poem.

I was born in Mexico, I grew up in Mexico, and along the way, I learned to love Mexico. I think anyone who has stepped foot on this land - not to mention all Mexican people - will agree that it's not difficult to love Mexico.

My parents, fleeing a repressive regime in the Dominican Republic, were embraced by this country and taught us to love it in return. After my father served proudly in the U.S. Army, they settled in Buffalo, N.Y., and were able to live the American Dream.

I'm an American, and always will be. I happen to love that big, awkward, sprawling country very much - and its big, awkward, sprawling people.

I applaud anyone who wants to take on the load that comes with being President of the United States. You really have to love your country to place yourself in that position.

I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn't defeat the British, it didn't get us to the moon, build our nation's highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism.

My dad served in the Australian Navy until I was a toddler.

The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people gathered together in one China, we are, in fact, but a sheet of loose sand.

Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.

We are not ready to tolerate any harm coming to our country, and we will fight all powers that cause harm to our country, that work against our country's interests.

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

That, to me, is the quintessential experience of living in the United States: constantly worrying whether or not the country is about to fall apart.

What draws me to Palestine, then, is neither nationalism not patriotism, but my sense of justice, my refusal to remain silent in the face of injustice, my unwillingness to just go on living my life -- and enjoying the privileges of a tenured university professor – while trying to block out and ignore what Wordsworth once called the still, sad music of humanity.

There can be no such thing as a successful traitor, for if one succeeds he becomes a founding father. The

These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea.

If there was any American value worth adopting, it was a willingness to fight and die for freedom. More

One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you.

Be advised my passport's green. No glass of ours was ever raised to toast the Queen.

Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

While I enjoy spending time in L.A., Britain is my home.

Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence.

We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.