Administration Quote by Jimmy Carter

The steep decline in America's image and standing after 9/11 is a direct reflection of global distaste for the instruments of American hard power:…

— Shashi Tharoor

Patriotism corrupts history.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The fact is that the two years or so after 9/11 were a terrible time in America – a time of political exploitation and…

— Paul Krugman

Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority.

— Vic Snyder

For many centuries, even thousands of years, patriotism worked quite well. Of course, it led to wars an so forth, but we shouldn't focus…

— Yuval Noah Harari

After 9/11, most Americans were in no mood to talk with our enemies in the Middle East, whatever those enemies' ideology, and the Bush…

— Noah Feldman

I was distressed that after 9/11, when the United States was attacked by terrorists, the United States' response was to attack Afghanistan, where some…

— Alice Walker

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a strategic blunder…

— Ricardo Sanchez

During President George W. Bush's two terms, you couldn't drive far without seeing a particular bumper sticker: 'Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.'

— Monica Crowley

I don't think the average American understands what patriotism truthfully is. That's why when I attack our country or attack the government, it's sometimes…

— Patti Smith

There was an unbelievable amount of animosity in that war [for America Independence] which people have forgotten, which was still around 50 years later.

— Steven Knight

Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively…

— Greil Marcus