Democracy Quote by Valerie Plame

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

Patriotism means loving our country, not the government.

— Mike Cloud

There are these two kinds of patriotism. There's blind patriotism, unflagging patriotism. And then there's the patriotism that says I live in a democracy…

— Norman Mailer

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

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all embracing. The conception of my patriotism is nothing if it is not always, in…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

— Mark Twain

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

— Edward Snowden

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

— Edward Snowden

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

— John F. Kerry

Patriotism is the belief that not all human lives are worth the same.

— Tao Lin

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively…

— Greil Marcus