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• America must raise an empire of permanent duration, supported upon the grand pillars of Truth, Freedom, and Religion, encouraged by the smiles of Justice and defended by her own patriotic sons.

  Nathanael Greene

  Topics in America, History, Religion

  Tags in Patriotism

• Patriotism in Vietnam took the communist road because it was the only one available. It had the appeal of a dream, a dream of social justice.

  Nguyen Xuan Oanh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism

• Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.

  Frank Knox

  Topics in Belief

  Tags in Purpose, Patriotism

• The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should be hushed. A sentiment more unworthy of a free country could hardly be propagated.

  William Ellery Channing

  Topics in Democracy, Dissent, Politics

  Tags in Patriotism, War

• I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.

  Tom Hooper

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism, English
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   When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.

  Sinclair Lewis

  Topics in Politics, Religion

  Tags in Religious Freedom, Patriotism, Freedom

• Patriotism is seen not only as the last refuge of the scoundrel but as the first bolt-hole of the hypocrite.

  Melvyn Bragg

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism
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  The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

  Pablo Casals

  Topics in Love

  Tags in Patriotism, Splendid

• There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism, Questioning

• Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.

  Anne-Marie Slaughter

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Pride, Patriotism
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  Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

  Albert Einstein

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism, Nationalism

• 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

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism, Considered

• There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.

  Howard Zinn

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Injustice, Patriotism, Violence, War

• My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.

  John F. Kennedy

  Topics in Politics

  Tags in Patriotism

• A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.

  Bill Vaughan

  Topics in Democracy

  Tags in Elections, Patriotism, Voting

• Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

  Guy de Maupassant

  Topics in Religion

  Tags in Patriotism

• The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism

• In this age, in this country, public sentiment is everything. With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed. Whoever molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes, or pronounces judicial decisions.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Patriotism

• Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Patriotism

• Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?” I dream of things that never were and say, “Why not?”

  George Bernard Shaw

  Topics in Ideals, Inspirational, Politics

  Tags in Change/Growth, Patriotism, Dreams, Purpose, Questions