Quotes About Patriotism

Your flag and my flag, And how it flies today In your land and my land And half a world away! Rose-red and blood-reed The stripes forever gleam; Snow-white and soul-white - The good forefathers' dream; Sky-blue and true-blue, with stars to gleam aright - The gloried guidon of the day, a shelter through the night.

"Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause.

Most of what is said by candidates on the right is half-baked truths and fabrications coated in 'patriotism or family values.'

When 9/11 happened, I was like, 'I gotta do something.' I went and talked to the recruiters, and I found out about the Special Forces 18X program. They take qualified people off the street, and they give them a shot at Special Forces. I was like, 'So I could go try out for Special Forces?'

If his presidency is to represent the full power of the idea that black Americans are just like everyone else - fully human and fully capable of intellect, courage and patriotism - then Barack Obama has to be subject to the same rough and tumble of political criticism experienced by his predecessors.

I mean, Turkey is my country. You know, it's my flag. That is where we're raised... My family is born there. So that's why, like, it's tough to see that... your country don't want you.

When Joan D' Arc was asked by her judges why as a Christian she did not love the British, she answered that she did love them, but she loved British in their country. In the same way, we do not hate the Turks, we love them, but in their country.

People consider me a hero, but I turn around and look at the military people overseas. They're the freaking heroes. They're the ones putting their lives on the line for America.

At a time when this country needs a good military, the last thing we need to be doing is turning out of our military of people who served and then bringing in people who are illegally in the country.

I don't regret turning out in the colours of Super Eagles. I love Nigeria, and I was prepared to come and play for the nation.

It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution.

If I feel strongly about something, I don't bother what will people say, especially when it is about the country and the Army. But my cricketer friends are all politically correct when they tweet.

Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.

You have this special place - America, you want it to remain special, you better find out why it became special.

Barack Obama is not the kind of guy we want in the Oval Office leading America. We do not want somebody who doesn't like his own country, for whatever perverted, convoluted, stupid reasons.

I am a patriot and I want to see this country [the USA] soar again.

Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.

I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it and I want to play for France again.

Georgian society can no longer be divided. I don't want to see our country's best minds leaving the country to try their luck abroad.

Every generation in America has faced the same question, do we we want America to be special? Or do we just want America to be another country? The time has come again.

It used to hurt me in the past years to hear people say they want to leave India. But with the experience of past few months, I can say that we have removed that gloom from the minds of the people.

If anyone thinks Indian Muslims will dance to their tune, they are delusional. Indian Muslims will live for India. They will die for India. They will not want anything bad for India.