Behalf Quote by Edward Snowden Download Open image “What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country.” — Edward Snowden ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Behalf Country Ideas Patriotism
My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
As I said before, [patriotism] is distinct from acting to benefit the government - a distinction that's increasingly lost today. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
For me, the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that's what separates us from other countries. — George Clooney Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Patriotism is not 'my country right or wrong'; patriotism means loving the ideals for which America stands and having the courage to speak up… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Patriotism is the admission that people who share a land, a place, and a history have a special obligation to that place and to… — David Ehrenfeld Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
By ' patriotism ' I mean devotion to a particular place and a particular way of life , which one believes to be the… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised - and it should be. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Much of what I saw in Geneva really disillusioned me about how my government functions and what its impact is in the world. I… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the quintessential political… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
As a general rule, so long as you have any choice at all, you should never route through or peer with the UK under… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
[Brazil] went to the UN and said, "We need new standards for this." We need to take a look at what they're calling "data… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
You are also asked to take an oath, and that's the oath of service. The oath of service is not to secrecy, but to… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We need to think about encryption not as this sort of arcane, black art. It's a basic protection. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
A lot of people in 2008 voted for Obama. I did not vote for him. I voted for a third party. But I believed… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
Too often we forget that social and political movements don't happen overnight. They don't bring change immediately - you have to build a critical… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
We've learned that we've allowed technological capabilities to dictate policies and practices, rather than ensuring that our laws and values guide our technological capabilities. — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
It's easy to say, let's go in and get the bad guys. But you have a divided country of Sunnis and Shias. The United… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. — Barbara Deming Copy Share Image
Adults look upon a child as something empty that is to be filled through their own efforts, as something inert and helpless for which… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
I don't expect anybody here to cheerlead for Donald Trump. I expect us to have platforms like this, where we can fairly and effectively… — Kellyanne Conway Copy Share Image
Antitrust law isn't about protecting competing businesses from each other, it's about protecting competition itself on behalf of the public. — Al Franken Copy Share Image
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power. — C.E. Morgan Copy Share Image
I couldn't ever act or think on behalf of what my father [[Albert Camus]] would have said or done. He's an artist, he considers… — Catherine Camus Copy Share Image
Are you going to go down on your knees and beg for your life, old one?" Abbot Mortimer stared calmly into Cluny's savage eye.… — Brian Jacques Copy Share Image
If a fellow wants to be nobody in the business world, let him neglect sending the mailman to somebody on his behalf. — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image