Family Quote by Timothy Snyder

“What is patriotism? Let us begin with what patriotism is not. It is not patriotic to dodge the draft and to mock war heroes…

— Timothy Snyder

“True patriotism is doing something for your country.”

— Bill Maher

“was the first president to use the Internal Revenue Service as a weapon against opponents.”

— Norman Moss

“As for the politicians, like everyone else in America, they were motivated by money, not ideals.”

— Charles Dickens

“merged all forms of political spending—campaign, lobbying, and philanthropic—”

— Jane Mayer

“When I opened the last [401k] statement, I jumped out of the window. True, it was the kitchen window and I only fell two…

— Celia Rivenbark

“Everywhere you turn you see Americans sacrifice their long-term interests for a short-term reward. What”

— Michael Lewis

“Patriotism is merely deeply-rooted government brand loyalty.”

— Bryant McGill

“If we don’t enact sweeping campaign finance reform we will never see progress on the major issues facing our country… as the special interests…

— Wendell Potter

“Campaign contributions don’t buy votes. What they buy is access.”

— Al Franken

“It's every American's duty to support his government but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed.”

— Thomas Clifford Mann

There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your…

— John Bolton