Quotes About Patriotism

A man's first bond is that which ties him into the national community.

Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.

Mr. President, I wish to speak today, not as a Massachusetts man, nor as a Northern man, but as an American. I speak for the preservation of the Union. Hear me for my cause.

The Cosmic Perspective reminds us that in space, where there is no air, a flag will not wave. An indication that perhaps flag-waving and space exploration do not mix.

Daughters of the American Revolution don't have group sex because they don't want to have to write all those thank-you notes.

Major Keston is a man with a grudge and considerable organizing talent. As you know, he was politely sacked from the Indian Police. He's just the kind of material the big people in this movement can use. Don't underestimate him and his like. They're probably quite sincere. Nothing easier than to turn a personal grievance the other way up and see it as patriotism.

In the days that followed, it was as if all personal differences and political affiliations of any kind melted away. For a short period of time, we were all simply Americans.

I remember, growing up, you didn't wear an England shirt. The English flag was very much - and still is, to some extent - associated with the far-right movements of the 1980s that I grew up around.

If Barack Obama is elected, I'll be moving out of the country.

I sing the Italian anthem with all my soul, with my whole body.

I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.

Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.

The long years of fighting Napoleon's ambitions for a world empire had hardened the British into an 'us-against-them' mentality.

Honoring our nation's heroes and their caregivers is a cause very important to me - especially on Independence Day.

Gingivitis has been eroding the gum line of this great nation long enough.

The honor of a nation is its life.

Choosing to disrespect our flag is an over-generalized indictment of the greatest nation on Earth.

Through the centuries, over 1.2 million brave men and women have given their lives for our nation.

Help me build the nation, not destroy it from within.

As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores.

I feel unabashedly Indian, and this means that not just do I jump to my feet and sing along with the national anthem, it also makes me inexplicably sentimental, proud and teary-eyed.

I love the national anthem.

Most people have to learn the words to the National Anthem before they sing it. I learned these words when I was a child in elementary school, so this is something that's been embedded in me ever since I was an adult.

When I represent the Under-21s and sing the national anthem, there is no better feeling.