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Patriotism Quotes
"If a man is going to be an American at all let him be so without any qualifying adjectives, and if he is going to be something else, let him drop the word American from his personal description."
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"No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots."
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"It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans."
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"We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior."
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"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
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"There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism."
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"The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession."
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"The oath of renunciation and allegiance is a solemn vow taken by thousands of immigrants each year to become a United States citizen. The oath is the fundamental statement of allegiance to the United States, and this allegiance is what unites America."
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"Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice."
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"Our love for our country is worth nothing if it deprives us of our sense of humanity, if it destroys positive consensus."
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"Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't."
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"I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief."
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"Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue."
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"There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism."
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"I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel."
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"Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength."
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"For why should we not admire more the angels themselves and the blessed choirs of heaven?"
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"I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism."
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"I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together."
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"We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions; and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity."
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"If that for which the Spanish Empire has stood since the days of Charles V is right, then everything for which the United States stands and has always stood is wrong."
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"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
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"Contrast the United States with any country on the face of the earth today and ask yourself whether the situation of the United States is not the best to be found."
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"The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism."
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"True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else."
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"I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country."
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"It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism."
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"For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism."
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"With a good conscience our only sure reward with history the final judge of our deeds let us go forth to lead the land we love asking His blessing and His help but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own."
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"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free."
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"Patriotism is in itself a kind of religion: it does not reason, but it acts from the impulse of faith and sentiment."
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"Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that."
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"If there is no love for others, love of country is just a slogan."
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"Our ideal of the future is that she should continue to render that service of her own free will."
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"The Republic is weak and broken." I narrow my eyes. "But it is still your country. Fight for it. This is your home, not theirs."
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"Our Founding Fathers would be proud of all that America has achieved, and will continue to achieve, in the coming years."
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"I do not feel an exile from America in any sense."
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"We as Democrats have no apologies to make to anyone."
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"Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation."
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"Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements."
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"Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted."
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"1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves."
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"I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community."
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"Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person."
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"On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free."
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"Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing."
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"Happy am I, for every time I meditate on governments, I always find new reasons in my inquiries for loving my own country."
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"There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people."
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"But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present."
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