Patriotism Quotes · Page 81

“His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.”

— Elton Trueblood

Blind obedience to bad leadership is not patriotism, it is reinforcing corruption.

— Anonymous

The selfish spirit of commerce knows no country, and feels no passion of principle but that of gain

— Thomas Jefferson

There's no doubt that I'm southern, I'm country, I'm a redneck, I'm whatever you want to call it.

— Lainey Wilson

The drive toward economic nationalism is only part of the general revival of nationalism.

— Arthur Henderson

It's a big, complicated democracy, and one of the strengths of our country is... its rich diversity.

— Valerie Jarrett

A country whose culture is based on nonviolence will find it necessary to have every home as much self-contained as possible.

— Mahatma Gandhi

A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours

— Andrei Sakharov

I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid…

— George Washington

If you love people, if you love the country, if you believe that everybody in the country contributes to making it great…

— Rush Limbaugh

The grievances of which we complain, be assured, sir, are not imaginary, but real - not local, but universal - not occasional,…

— Charles Lenox Remond

People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their country from invaders…

— Norman Finkelstein

From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and…

— Thomas Steinbeck

What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that…

— David Blunkett

I would say the country is a different country. It is a better country. The signs I saw when I was growing…

— John Lewis

I am a bird of God's garden and I do not belong to this dusty world For a day or two they…

— Rumi

Foreignness is all around. Only in the heart of the heart of the country, namely the heart of the United States, can…

— Margaret Atwood

“The Americans had a wide range of feelings about it, but there is no question about their bravery and patriotism. In the…

— Mark Bowden

“A free Republic! How a myth will maintain itself, how it will continue to deceive, to dupe, and blind even the comparatively…

— Emma Goldman

One of the real dangers of loyalty is that it may become associated with certain types of group-think, chauvinism, jingoism, and thus…

— John Kleinig

“When a man journeys into a far country, he must be prepared to forget many of the things he has learned, and…

— Jack London

We, as Americans, at least - I mean, I love my country - but we're so self-righteous sometimes, in terms of, like,…

— Peter Dinklage

The idea of self-determination was gradually given credibility by international law, and it lent strong emancipatory support to movements of liberation struggling…

— Richard A. Falk

Civility, which is a disposition to accommodate and oblige others, is essentially the same in every country; but good breeding, asit is…

— Lord Chesterfield

I felt I had to give back to our wonderful country which has been so good to me and to my family.

— Donald Trump

'The Discovery of France' by Graham Robb is teaching me lots about a country I've long loved but realise I didn't really…

— Diana Quick

Everybody has difficulties in life. But if you have to win something for the country, you have to struggle.

— Hima Das

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

— George S. Patton

“Patriotism, currently, is nothing but the deadly evolution of narrow minded politics which has distorted language.”

— Nilantha Ilangamuwa

We had like a jolt of women in country, and it seems like we're just kind of there now.

— Miranda Lambert

You are patriotic when you condemn and fight for fellow citizens. That is patriotism for me.

— Jwala Gutta

When you hear Americans talk about American exceptionalism, American exceptionalism is American nationalism at play.

— John Mearsheimer

“All nations teach their children to be "patriotic", and abuse the other nations for fostering nationalism." ("Sacrifice Post")”

— Richard Aldington

When you're a ranchera singer, you represent your country. It's a God-given gift.

— Vicente Fernandez

If you don't think that your country should come before yourself, you can better serve your country by livin' someplace else.

— Stompin' Tom Connors

If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

— Nelson Mandela

You could say that we are living in an internally globalized country.

— Ulrich Beck

I'll bring the country - you know, we have the expression, "Make America Great Again". It's time to rebuild our country.

— Donald Trump

I've lost Poland. Without Poland, I go down. I've been thrown out; yet I love my country.

— Marek Hlasko

I'm a patriot... Like my late father who came here and served his country as a member of the U.S. Army.

— Kimberly Guilfoyle