“I wondered if anyone thought what we were doing was unpatriotic. It was weird. Thinking that to protest was somehow un-American.” — Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Copy Share Image
When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It's not unpatriotic to have feelings and beliefs that don't go with the President - with his feelings and beliefs. — Shavo Odadjian Copy Share Image
The Patriot Act is certainly a concern; all of those things are dangerous. I think more important than me preaching is that… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
In 2003, a lot of us were saying, 'Where is the link between Saddam and bin Laden What does Iraq have to… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone's lips at the present time. It is a magic word which… — Ernest Belfort Bax Copy Share Image
I am still baffled by those who feel that criticizing America is unpatriotic, a view increasingly being adopted in the United States… — Jane Fonda Copy Share Image
Back in 2008, candidate Obama called a $10 trillion national debt 'unpatriotic' - serious talk from what looked to be a serious… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
There were not that many people who were willing to come out and stand up for Muslims or stand up against the… — Pramila Jayapal Copy Share Image
Being critical of the nation is a far cry from being unpatriotic or anti-American. In fact, most social criticism . . .… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Of course, there are also faculty who are discouraged from speaking critically about social issues because of the increasing assumption in American… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
The fact that there are singer-songwriters dealing with substantive issues is encouraging. It's important for young people to perceive that there are… — Mary Travers Copy Share Image
The problem is that the way [President] Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Surely, if it is the right of the people to "alter or abolish," it is their right to criticize, even severely, policies… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
I will not let the Patriot Act, the most unpatriotic of acts, go unchallenged. At the very least, we should debate. We… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
The war against Iraq is as disastrous as it is unnecessary; perhaps in terms of its wisdom, purpose and motives, the worst… — William Sloane Coffin 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
When your troops go to war, the prime minister or the president change overnight from an administrator, dealing with taxation and welfare… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
If it is unpatriotic to tear down the flag, which is a symbol of the country, why isn't it more unpatriotic to… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
Louis Brandeis started off by embracing the Theodore Roosevelt notion that hyphenated Americanism was unpatriotic. You couldn't have dual loyalties. But then… — Jeffrey Rosen Copy Share Image
Congress shall have Power . . . to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Time to… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Now I am not unpatriotic, and I want to do my bit, so I hereby offer my services to my President, my… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“I wondered if anybody thought what we were doing was unpatriotic. It was weird. Thinking that to protest was somehow un-American. That… — Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely Copy Share Image
I don't think the average American understands what patriotism truthfully is. That's why when I attack our country or attack the government,… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Specific protection must be granted to human rights defenders and whistleblowers who have in some contexts been accused of being unpatriotic, whereas… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Actually, voting in countries like Indonesia is unpatriotic, as it only legitimizes the regime, which serves foreign political and economic interests, as… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
In 2003 I was saying, where are the ties [between Iraq] and al-Qaida? Where are the ties to 9/11? I knew it;… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
The people currently in charge have forgotten the first principle of an open society, namely that we may be wrong and that… — George Soros Copy Share Image
I believe to go along to get along is unpatriotic. I believe that agreeing with your government on everything they do is… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
To announce there must be no criticism of the president or that we are to stand with the president, right or wrong,… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“The religious right are being decidedly unpatriotic in their quest to drive us back toward the Theocracy that our revolutionary soldiers spilled… — Al Stefanelli Copy Share Image
U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question… — Robert Fisk Copy Share Image
The American ideal of sexuality appears to be rooted in the American ideal of masculinity. This idea has created cowboys and Indians,… — James A. Baldwin Copy Share Image