Quotes About Patriotism

Oh, Christ, Richard,' Lymond said. 'You don't need to remind me what country I belong to.

Patriotism is a fine hothouse for maggots.

To boast loudly in public of one's own country seemed to him indecent – like enlarging on the physical perfections of one's own wife in a smoking room.

My country wedged fast in history stuck in the ice

When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation.

The independence of a nation springs from the independent spirit of its citizens

Personal interests have no importance compared to national interests.

It's sad that in the struggle for my country's freedom, I have lost my personal freedom.

I don't have a personal life. Whatever I have is for the country and society.

We still live in the greatest country in the world, and God blesses persons of color too.

I have two little boys, and I want them to feel like this is the nation that I know. That this is the nation that isn't petty.

The Philippines is for the Philippines. We can defend ourselves.

'Honor in the Dust' is less about the freedom of the Philippines than the soul of the United States.

I actually quite miss being called Philippines because in the pageant it's normal for us to be called our country instead of our names. If somebody goes, 'Philippines!' I turn my head and I know that's me. Now they go 'Pia' or 'Miss Universe.' Of course that's better. But I also miss that, being called my country.

For me, my secularism is, India first. I say, the philosophy of my party is 'Justice to all. Appeasement to none.' This is our secularism.

It was a difficult decision picking Nigeria over England.

I'm as American as apple pie.

Don King is as American as apple pie. He is America.

Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.

I grew up taking care of the pigs. I love this country that, you know, somebody can do something like that.

People really are very concerned when they put their head on the pillow at night - they're concerned that America may cease to be what America has been because we are leveraging the future of our children and our grandchildren.

A moral argument about whether censorship is good or bad deteriorates quickly into accusations about who is more or less patriotic, moral, pious, and so on.

I want people to buy British because it's the tastiest food and the most exciting food.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.