Quotes About Patriotism

I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy,A Yankee Doodle do or die;A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam'sBorn on the Fourth of July.

Ev'ry heart beats true 'neath the Red, White and Blue,

And we won't come back till it's over over there.

The study of history is the playground of patriotism.

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.

There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

I did frequently refer to my war record in World War II, but not in any flamboyant way.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher standard.

Every Senator in this chamber is partly responsible for sending 50,000 young Americans to an early grave... This chamber reeks of blood... it does not take any courage at all for a Congressman or a Senator or a President to wrap himself in the flag and say we are staying in Viet Nam, because it is not our blood that is being shed.

God does not take sides in American politics, and in America disagreement with the policies of the government is not evidence of lack of patriotism.

The union of hearts—the union of hands—And the flag of our Union forever!

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.

There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. ... You can look him straight in the eye and say, "Son your Granddaddy rode with the Great Third Army and a Son of a Goddamned Bitch named Georgie Patton.

Anyone in any walk of life who is content with mediocrity is untrue to himself and to American tradition.

As for the insane doctrine that being born in a country gives some right to the possession of the soil of that country, it hardly requires notice.

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." George Santos

America will never run... And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such brave defenders.

I made it very plain: We will not have an all-volunteer army. [Crowd boos] Let me restate that. We will not have a draft.

Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve. referring to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.