Patriotism Quotes · Page 106

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

— Terry Tempest Williams

“Heroes may not live long in years, but they live forever in the stories.”

— Amit Kalantri

I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud.

— Adam Rippon

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. Happy Independence Day.

— Anonymous

To preserve the life of citizens, is the greatest virtue in the father of his country.

— Seneca the Younger

For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for…

— William James

“This country prides itself on freedom of the press and went to war with England because you wanted religious freedom”

— Lin Wilder

But so far as countries are concerned, I don't go to a place to see what's there, but who is there.

— David McCallum

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a…

— Anonymous

We are all here now and we have to solve our differences and live together as Australians... I will use the title…

— Lowitja O'Donoghue

I returned to Afghanistan because I had a deep longing to see for myself how people lived, what they thought of their…

— Khaled Hosseini

My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of…

— Malcolm Turnbull

The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self sacrificing Patriotism and…

— Franklin Pierce

“Sure we all enjoy movies, books and TV shows that portray people putting principles ahead PFB personal gain. But it might be…

— Chuck Lorre

That's how you grow the country world. That's how you make sure country stands the test of time. You keep it inclusive,…

— Jimmie Allen

Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You…

— Thomas Tusser

Should we not begin to redefine patriotism? We need to expand it beyond that narrow nationalism which has caused so much death…

— Howard Zinn

“In his Letters from an American Farmer, first published in 1782 in English and translated soon after into French, Crevecoeur described his…

— Simon Anholt

“You have come to realize that you must leave it (the old country) and enter the new country, where your Beloved dwells.…

— Henri Nouwen

“Perhaps no two events ever united so intimately and forceably to combat and expel prejudice, as the Revolution of America, and the…

— Thomas Paine

[T]he delegation of the government, in [a republic], to a small number of citizens elected by the rest . . . [is]…

— James Madison

“In countries of more advanced civilisation and of a more insurrectionary spirit, the public, accustomed to expect everything to be done for…

— John Stuart Mill

“Poland! Poland! The very name carries with it sighings and groanings, nation-murder, brilliance, beauty, patriotism, splendors, self-sacrifice through generations of gallant men…

— Henryk Sienkiewicz

Democracy is the eagle on the back of a dollar bill, with 13 arrows in one claw, 13 leaves on a branch,…

— Johnny Carson

It's great to be British, really. If anything happens, I'm back to my country. At least I have a country.

— Mo Farah

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

— Thomas Dunn English

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

— Mark Twain

I live out in the country now and it's quiet and it's a place where I can think a lot.

— Krist Novoselic

I have been talking about that for a long time, but it's very, very important to me [to unify the country.]

— Donald Trump

Salute to those who have served our country & those who are still currently. Remember the real meaning of today.

— Anonymous

To be a good patriot, a man must consider his countrymen as God's creatures, and himself as accountable for his acting towards…

— George Berkeley

Americans want a nation-state: our own country with a history of freedom combined with responsibility.

— Jeanine Pirro

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

— James Bryce

A country that goes out of its way to imprison the innocent has no business preaching democracy to the world.

— Paul Craig Roberts

Something happens when two people from the same country, sharing the same heritage, meet and connect.

— Costa Ronin

We ignore the similarities between the religious extremism and ethno-nationalism at our peril.

— Deeyah Khan

I always have been grateful for the opportunity being in this country and to develop my game and go to college.

— Al Horford

I have grown up in a country where we are told that there is freedom of speech.

— Jwala Gutta

In this country, we believe in personal choice and individual liberty.

— Bill Hagerty

I have no regrets whatsoever that I have acted in a way to advance my country's interests

— Susan Rice