Admiration Quote by William Ralph Inge

“Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

There has been abroad many times some criticism of our Government, of our people, and our ways, but that has demonstrated, I think, that…

— Calvin Coolidge

Europeans have long had a complicated and somewhat insecure relationship with the US, part admiration, part jealousy, part irritation.

— Katty Kay

“Most of us give little thought to the importance or the meaning of a homeland. Not until we ourselves are foreigners fighting for acceptance,…

— Oksana Marafioti

When you think of what Americans accomplished, building these amazing cities and all the good it's done in the world, it's kind of disheartening…

— Frank Miller

Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly…

— Joan Didion

Not only is patriotism disdained, the very basis for pride in one's country and culture is systematically undermined in our educational institutions at all…

— Thomas Sowell

Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation.…

— Eliot Spitzer

It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to love our…

— Orhan Pamuk

The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of the relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others.

— Jose Saramago

I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments

— John Steinbeck

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.

— George Orwell