Country Quote by Mark Twain

A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.

— Billy Bragg

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

“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

The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self interest for himself, his family, and the future of his…

— Ron Paul

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

PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool…

— Ambrose Bierce

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

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

A true patriot does not confuse government with country. A patriot's loyalty is to his country, and loyalty to country requires holding government accountable.

— Paul Craig Roberts

The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him. Patriotism now means…

— Anonymous

A patriot is one who wrestles for the soul of her country as she wrestles for her own being.

— Adrienne Rich

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