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Patriotism Quotes
"The American flag, Old Glory, standing tall and flying free over American soil for 228 years is the symbol of our beloved country. It is recognized from near and afar, and many lives have been lost defending it."
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"Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom."
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"Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today."
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"We must be free or die who speak the tongue That Shakespeare spake the faith and morals hold Which Milton held."
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"Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country."
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"Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles."
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"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism."
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"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation."
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"The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world."
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"America's veterans embody the ideals upon which America was founded more than 229 years ago."
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"In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time."
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"The average American is nothing if not patriotic."
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"I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens."
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"I have only a bare working knowledge of the human brain but it's enough to make me proud to be an American."
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"It is our conduct, our patriotism and belief in our American way of life, our courage that will win the final battle."
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"To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds."
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"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
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"A star for every State, and a State for every star."
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"The fate of you, the aristocracy of industry, will be as the fate of the aristocracy of land if you do not show that you have some humanity still among you."
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"While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian."
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"The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise."
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"Call me a proud American, if you want, but I truly believe that no other nation on Earth possesses the capabilities to put on a more powerful display of underwater mermaid patriotism."
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"Patriotism is the religion of hell."
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"What other country has had the privilege of making the world's heart beat faster?"
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"The tribal pull of patriotism could have no better testimony."
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"I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone."
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"We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us."
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"America's support for human rights and democracy is our noblest export to the world."
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"Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains."
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"It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar."
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"America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that "treason" is morally worse than murder or rape."
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"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."
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"These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea."
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"The mighty voice of Canada will ever call to me."
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"To compel the nation with challenge the traditional American doctrine of freedom of the seas, every man and every ship in the navy is solemnly pledged."
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"The army is the true nobility of our country."
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"I'm a better American than 99% of the guys in the White House."
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"How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?"
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"In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism."
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"Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man."
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"Brave Americans in past wars didn't die for the actual flag--they died for the freedom it represents, including the freedom to burn it."
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"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth."
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"Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land."
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"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish."
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"True patriotism is doing something for your country."
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"We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in our bellies, and say, 'Damn, we're Americans,' and smile."
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"I think we need to consider a radical rewrite of any form of patriotism that serves the individual at the expense of the community, as that is nothing more than patriotism to one's own small and solitary cause."
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