Country Right Quotes

28 quotes by 18 authors

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Tis not, 'my country right or wrong'; tis, 'my country, that which is right to be kept right, that which is wrong to be set… — Carl Schurz
Emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard some of that… — Matt Lauer
Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep. And when I see the Tea Party and all this stuff, it actually feels… — Chris Rock
The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control — Nora Dunn
My country, right or wrong, but still my country. — Stephen Decatur
In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade… — Elihu Root
The man who says, 'my country right or wrong' is like the man who says, 'my mother drunk or sober' — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It's an ancient idea that the leader of a democracy should not be the cleverest but the most average. That's an arguable point, but the… — Martin Amis
I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong. I'm not one of… — Cindy Sheehan
The Senator from Wisconsin cannot frighten me by exclaiming, My country, right or wrong. In one sense I say so too. My country; and my… — Carl Schurz
I'm very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we've kind of lost our moral compass. — Billy Corgan
A lot of people in this country right now are living with multiple generations under one roof, struggling to make ends meet. — Martha Plimpton
To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you… — Mark Twain
My dear creature, I have done with all debate. But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes… — Patrick O'Brian
Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong. — Stephen Decatur
We have a complete void of progressive politics in this country right now. The will of the people goes ignored and unrealized. I'm searching for… — Ani DiFranco
Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right. — Carl Schurz
The popular tendency is to listen approvingly to the most extreme statements and claims of politicians and orators who seek popularity by declaring their own… — Elihu Root
My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right. — Carl Schurz

Who Wrote These Country Right Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 28 Country Right Quotes as follows: