Age Quote by H. L. Mencken

We are here a nation, composed of the most heterogeneous elements-Protestants and Catholics, English, French, German, Irish, Scotch, every one, let it be remembered,…

— Wilfrid Laurier

We Americans are the most lavish and showiest and most luxury loving people on the earth; and at our masthead we fly one true…

— Mark Twain

Americans who read and think are patriots of the first order. The kind who know enough to roll their eyes whenever anyone tries to…

— Barbara Kingsolver

“Too many in America lead with their emotions when it comes to the flag, becoming illogically protective.Hell, the British treat their national symbol, the…

— Bill Maher

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism

— Jonathan Mayhew

We are very defensive, and therefore aggressive, when we hold on to a particular belief, a dogmas, or when we worship our particular nationality,…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

American prides itself on being centrist, on not having the European tendency of flirting with extremist groups.

— Katty Kay

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

— George Galloway

Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.

— Tertullian

“Along the way we have even lost the right to call ourselves Americans, although the Haitians and the Cubans appeared in history as new…

— Eduardo Hughes Galeano

American patriotism is generally something that amuses Europeans, I suppose because children look idiotic saluting the flag and because the constitution contains so many…

— Katharine Whitehorn

When the time of danger comes, all Americans, whatever their social standing, whatever their creed, whatever the training they have received, no matter from…

— Theodore Roosevelt