Assessment Quote by Anonymous

PATRIOTISM, n. 1) The inability to distinguish between the government and one's 'country'; 2) A highly praiseworthy virtue characterized by the desire to dominate…

— Chaz Bufe

The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone's lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought…

— Ernest Belfort Bax

Patriotism is "a very definite feeling of preference for one's own people or State above all other peoples and States, and a consequent wish…

— Leo Tolstoy

Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government's ambitious and mercenary aims,…

— Leo Tolstoy

By patriotism is meant, not only spontaneous, instinctive love for one's own nation, and preference for it above all other nations, but also the…

— Leo Tolstoy

Patriotism is a survival from barbarous times which must not only be evoked and educated but which must be eradicated by all means -…

— Leo Tolstoy

Patriotism means advocating plunder in the interests of the privileged class of your particular country. The time will soon come when calling someone a…

— Ernest Belfort Bax

By ' patriotism ' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life , which one believes to be the…

— George Orwell

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their…

— Jesse Ventura

Patriotism is the intelligent appreciation that one's own welfare is inseparably connected with the general welfare and that to prosper personally one must intelligently…

— Julius Sterling Morton

To me, patriotism means dedication to the principles on which the country was founded and a willingness to stand firm and fight for these…

— Richard J. Maybury

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.

— John F. Kerry