Quotes About Patriotism

There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American.  The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.  We are a nation, not a hodge-podge of foreign nationalities.  We are a people, and not a polyglot boarding house.

Of course, really, those that stayed were entitled to precisely as much honor as those that went.

A politician who really serves his country well, and deserves his country's gratitude, must usually possess some of the hardy virtues which we admire in the soldier who serves his country well in the field. Far

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.

What makes a human being want to kill another who has done him no personal harm? Patriotism.

Decoration Day is the most beautiful of our national holidays.... The grim cannon have turned into palm branches, and the shell and shrapnel into peach blossoms.

Have not I myself known five hundred living soldiers sabred into crows' meat for a piece of glazed cotton, which they call their flag; which had you sold it at any market-cross, would not have brought above three groschen?

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

I began serving my country when I was 18 years old and entered the U.S. Naval Academy.

I got called back into the Navy during the Korean War.

I went to the Naval Academy in Annapolis and then I went right into the Navy after that.

I'm glad I was in the Navy.

I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him.

I always wanted to go into the military or something like that - my whole family, all my friends are either Air Force, Navy, or Marines.

My dad was in the Navy, and I was raised with a strong commitment to service.

I love my country, and the mental and physical demands of the Navy SEALs was what I had been training for my whole life growing up in Montana.

I believe in American exceptionalism. As a Navy SEAL, I fought so that I would never have to see my president bow to anyone.

I did 20 years in the Navy. I joined the Navy right out of high school and went through Navy boot camp, went to SEAL training, got done with that, and then showed up at a SEAL team, where I did 20 years. That was pretty much my whole adult life.

My grandad was a submariner; my mum's dad was in the navy.

It is always necessary that we point out our flaws for the betterment of our country. If we do not, how can our conditions improve? But the atmosphere is such that if we criticize the government we are branded as anti-nationals.

As the president put the Medal of Honor around my neck, I felt the history and the weight of a nation.

I love Tamil, and needless to say, I love my state.

While we are guarding the country, we must accept being the guardian of the finest ethics. The country needs it and we must do it.

We must never forget or diminish the sacrifices of those who gave everything for this nation.