Quotes About Patriotism

I have nothing to regret, to retract or take back . . . I can only say; God Save Ireland!

I speak of honor-your honor to God-your honor to country-your honor to self. I sincerely believe it to be the cure to most of our ills, both on a national or individual basis.

If we are to continue to have the freedoms that came of the inspiration of the Almighty to our Founding Fathers, we must return to the God who is their true Author.

I thank God tonight for freedom - those who bought and paid for it with their lives in the past - those who will protect it in the present and defend it in the future.

I have absolutely no difficulty myself with the playing of God Save the Queen in the presence of Her Majesty.

The sight of one man standing up to challenge God and country is something that Madison, Jefferson and Franklin would cheer, and every American can celebrate.

Good citizenship and defending democracy means living up to the ideals and values that make this country great.

Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith.

Many people put a green button on their collar and feel good, just like a lot of people put an American flag on their lapels and feel patriotic. It's not enough.I'm not dismissing it.

Many people put a green button on their collar and feel good, just like a lot of people put an American flag on their lapels and feel patriotic. It's not enough.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

My native land, good night!

I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.

One thing about Guantánamo, beyond anything else, is the commitment against all odds to allow Americans to view themselves as the good guy, no matter what the situation is.

I think people have a need to feel good about the country they live in, but what's happening, I think, is that that need - which is a good thing - is getting manipulated and exploited.

If that was good enough for George Washington, it's good enough for me.

I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans, because however a bad Filipino government might be, we can always change it.

We need citizens who are less concerned about what their government can do for them, and more concerned about what they can do for the nation.

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American.

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. When the loyal opposition dies, I think the soul of America dies with it.

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.

My house was bugged. They couldn't find any information on me being a subversive because I happen to love America; I just don't like some of the things the government is doing.

South Dakota is a great state because of its values, not because of dependence on government.

We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment from God.