Quotes About Patriotism

The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.

All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.

Love your country, but never trust its government.

If any man tells you he loves America, yet hates labor, he is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America, yet fears labor, he is a fool.

All might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they should.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

Almighty Father! let thy lowly child, Strong in his love of truth, be wisely bold,-- A patriot bard, by sycophants reviled. Let him live usefully, and not die old!

The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world, when wars would be fought without patriotism, when men would forget God and only pay attention to moral standards, when the will to power would replace the will to serve and beauty would be well-nigh forgotten in the terrible headlong rush of mankind toward the acquiring of possessions...

The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world, when wars would be fought without patriotism, when men would forget God and only pay attention to moral standards, when the will to power would replace the will to serve and beauty would be well-nigh forgotten in the terrible headlong rush of mankind toward the acquiring of possessions, was telling its story to Jesse the man of God as it was to the men about him.

I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized, as I try to exercise what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.

What is unfortunate, however, is that in the case of China, teaching patriotism is also teaching anti-Japanese sentiment.

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.

In war-time the word patriotism means suppression of truth.

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Clubs are all about winning. National teams, however, have an additional function: to incarnate the nation.

Other than sports, only war and catastrophe can create this sort of national unity.

a young student had written to his father, justifying his decision to volunteer by declaring that "our liberty can only be assured if it will have for its bed a mattress of cadavers… I consent to become one of those cadavers.

I'm a Russian. Without the Motherland, I'd be nothing.

We did not flinch but gave our lives to saveGreece when her fate hung on a razor's edge.

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

Why, America's the only free nation on earth. Besides! Country's too big for a revolution. No, no! Couldn't happen here!

Remember our war hysteria, when we called sauerkraut 'Liberty cabbage' and somebody actually proposed calling German measles 'Liberty measles'?

A moth-eaten rag on a worm-eaten pole It does not look likely to stir a man's soul, 'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag, When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag.

Qui procul hinc, the legend's writ,The frontier grave is far away—Qui ante diem periit:Sed miles, sed pro patria.