Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. — John Adams Copy Share Image
Don't you dare besmirch the name of Congress. They are patriotic Americans trying to dress and feed themselves. — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has come over; but when the whole man has come… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
I try to look at it like an angry optimist. In other words, I'm not happy with the state of affairs that… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
Patriotic?” Will looked smug. “I’ll tell you what’s patriotic,” he said. “In honor of my birthplace, I’ve the dragon of Wales tattooed… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
You can be a patriotic American and be a critic, but then you're not expressing that kind of love that we're used… — Rudy Giuliani Copy Share Image
I'm so patriotic, I think every British kid should have a chance to grow up to be our head of state. — Johann Hari Copy Share Image
In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system… — Matthew Yglesias Copy Share Image
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge… — George Washington Copy Share Image
I consider it my patriotic duty as an ordinary citizen - not as Secretary of State - to ask questions. I think… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
Patriotism at the expense of another nation is as wicked as racism at the expense of another race. . . Let us… — William Sloane Coffin Copy Share Image
If we are to take for the criterion of truth the majority of suffrages, they ought to be gotten from those philosophic… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says: 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
It behooves us, then, to humble ourselves before the Offended power, to confess our national sins, and pray for clemency and forgiveness. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
That man is formed for social life is an observation which, upon our first inquiry, presents itself immediately to our view, and… — Joseph Warren Copy Share Image
It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try… — David Beckham Copy Share Image
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion. — Franklin Pierce Copy Share Image
We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We shall pay any price, bear any burden, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives,… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
