Patriotism Quotes

"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth."

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

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

"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first."

"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious."

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

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."

"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon."

"The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults."

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand."

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

"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."

"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."

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

"Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers."

"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny."

"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it."

"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth."

"Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong."

"I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world."

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

"I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service."

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

"Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons."

"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!"

"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish."

"To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag."

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

"No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots."