142 private quotes tagged patriotism

“I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.”— Michael Ignatieff

“The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!”— Robert Walpole

“Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person.”— Charles Edward Montague

“Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.”— Henry Bolingbroke

“Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime.”— George Borrow

“A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.”— George William Curtis

“You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong no matter who does it or who says it.”— Malcom X

“But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present.”— Nick Lampson

“Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.”— Ricardo Montalban

“Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous.”— Jimmy Carter

“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.”— Howard Thurman

“Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.”— Denis Diderot

“Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.”— Henry Louis Gates

“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”— James Bryce

“Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.”— Adlai Stevenson

“There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.”— George Galloway

“I want to light the lights of patriotism.”— Lech Walesa

“There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.”— Bruce Springsteen

“Well, the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor.”— Adam Carolla

“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.”— John Bolton

“I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.”— Aung San Suu Kyi

“The aspects of patriotism that hush dissent, encourage going along, and sanction comfortable distancing and compliance with what is indecent and unacceptable... those aspects are too fundamental to ignore or gloss over.”— Bernadine Dohrn

“If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.”— Jennifer Granholm

“I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”— Bob Riley

“Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?”— Wallace Shawn