Patriotism Quotes

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.

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

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.