Criticize Quote by Ron Paul

Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

— Ron Paul

Patriotism means loving our country, not the government.

— Mike Cloud

As I said before, [patriotism] is distinct from acting to benefit the government - a distinction that's increasingly lost today.

— Edward Snowden

Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of…

— Ron Paul

Patriotism is not 'my country right or wrong'; patriotism means loving the ideals for which America stands and having the courage to speak up…

— Robert A. Heinlein

My definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences.

— John F. Kerry

What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country.

— Edward Snowden

Patriotism is "a very definite feeling of preference for one's own people or State above all other peoples and States, and a consequent wish…

— Leo Tolstoy

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

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

— Denis Diderot

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

“Patriotism is a fierce love for the nation’s soul - its land, its people, its core, coupled with a burning contempt for a government…

— Njau Kihia