Citizens Quote by James Otis

These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

— James Otis

“A patriot has universal values, standards by which he judges his nation, always wishing it well—and wishing that it would do better.”

— Timothy Snyder

“A good opinion of ourselves is exceedingly necessary in private life, but absolutely necessary in public life, and of the utmost importance in supporting…

— Thomas Paine

“Patriotism is just an idea, so is capitalism or communism. But ideas can make men forget their own interests. And the guys in charge…

— Min Jin Lee

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament,…

— Samuel Johnson

“A patriot, by contrast, wants the nation to live up to its ideals, which means asking us to be our best selves. A patriot…

— Timothy Snyder

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practised.

— Robert Walpole

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced.

— Robert Walpole

Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility.

— Richard Aldington

“In most poetic expressions of patriotism, it is impossible to distinguish what is one of the greatest human virtues from the worst human vice,…

— W.H. Auden

Patriotism is the vital condition of national permanence.

— George William Curtis

Every hero mirrors the time and place in which he lives. He must reflect men's innermost hopes and beliefs in a public way.

— Marshall Fishwick