Admiration Quote by John Boyle O'Reilly

I've seen a lot of patriots and they all died just like anybody else if it hurt bad enough and once they were dead…

— Ernest Hemingway

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

— Bob Riley

The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why,…

— Robert Walpole

From my fathers point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for…

— Thomas Steinbeck

“Your highest patriotism today is to respect the memory of those who have died in the uniform of their country by vowing that it…

— Willis Carto

Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power. When these cries of patriotism drown out any…

— Chelsea Manning

[Patriotism] ...is a word which always commemorates a robbery. There isn't a foot of land in the world which doesn't represent the ousting and…

— Mark Twain

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

— Voltaire

The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one's country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but…

— William Jennings Bryan

“Patriotism July 4 ALL “ISMS” RUN OUT IN the end, and good riddance to most of them. Patriotism for example. If patriots are people…

— Frederick Buechner

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

— Chiang Kai-shek

Deep patriots don't just sing the song, 'America the Beautiful' and then go home. We actually stick around to defend America’s beauty -- from…

— Van Jones