Feet Quote by Mark Twain

Patriotism is a word which always commemorates a robbery.

— George Bernard Shaw

Patriotism is a word which represents a noble idea.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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

Patriotism is the admission that people who share a land, a place, and a history have a special obligation to that place and to…

— David Ehrenfeld

Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery.

— Mark Twain

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

The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone's lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought…

— Ernest Belfort Bax

Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government's ambitious and mercenary aims,…

— Leo Tolstoy

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

Patriotism, often a thinly veiled form of collective self-worship, celebrates our goodness, our ideals, our mercy and bemoans the perfidiousness of those who hate…

— Chris Hedges

To me, patriotism means dedication to the principles on which the country was founded and a willingness to stand firm and fight for these…

— Richard J. Maybury

Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined…

— Ambrose Bierce