Quotes About Patriotism

Blind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives.

The true religion of America has always been America.

We must be truthful and fair in the ordinary affairs of life before we can be truthful and fair in patriotism and religion.

I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities.

There are so many things to exploit man, but religion and patriotism are at the top of the list.

America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape.

Neither the military might nor the economic and technological development makes a nation great. It is made great by it's citizens with Self Respect and Integrity ingrained in their lives.

We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige

I may drink too much and play too loud, hang out with a rough and rowdy crowd. That don't mean I don't respect my mama or Uncle Sam.

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.

Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.

I love and respect the Armed Forces.

I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos.

Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better.

It's kind of a sad thing when a normal love of country makes you a super patriot. I do think we have a pretty wonderful country, and I thank God that He chose me to live here.

I thought maybe this was the way we could show love for our country, and we should not make too much fuss or noise, we should abide by what they asked of us. I'm a totally different person now than I was back then. I was naiive about so many things.

I am able to confess because, unlike these patriots, I am not ashamed of my country. And I can lay bare her troubles because I have not lost hope. China is bigger than her little patriots, and does not require their whitewashing. She will, as she always did, right herself again.

The problem starts when benign patriotism morphs into chauvinistic ultranationalism.

By waving a colorful flag and singing an anthem you transform the nation from an abstract story into a tangible reality.

No hay contradicción entre esta globalización y el patriotismo. Porque el patriotismo no tiene que ver con odiar a los extranjeros. El patriotismo tiene que ver con cuidar bien a nuestros compatriotas. Y en el siglo XXI, con el fin de cuidar bien a nuestros compatriotas, hemos de cooperar con extranjeros. De modo que los buenos nacionalistas tienen que ser ahora globalistas.

En resumen, mientras que el nacionalismo me enseña que mi nación es única y que tengo obligaciones especiales para con ella, el fascismo dice que mi nación es suprema y que debo a mi nación obligaciones exclusivas.

nationalism promises that whoever dies for the nation will for ever live in its collective memory. Yet this promise is so fuzzy that even most nationalists do not really know what to make of it.

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

I can remember when Democrats believed that it was the duty of America to fight for freedom over tyranny.