Patriotism Quotes

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives.

The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniencies attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

It behoves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others; or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

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.

Liberty also means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

The contest, for ages, has been to rescue Liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The history of liberty is the history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it.

We would rather starve than sell our national honor.

True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels themthe desire to do rightis precisely the same.

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.

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

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Don't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

The single best augury is to fight for one's country.

It is not unseemly for a man to die fighting in defense of his country.

And so, my fellow americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.

How beautiful is death, when earn'd by virtue!
Who would not be that youth? What pity is it
That we can die but once to serve our country!

"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober."

When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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

Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

Our true nationality is mankind.

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'

When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.

But could not our situation be compared to one of a menacing epidemic? People are unable to view this situation in its true light, for their eyes are blinded by passion. General fear and anxiety create hatred and aggressiveness. The adaptation to warlike aims and activities has corrupted the mentality of man; as a result, intelligent, objective and humane thinking has hardly any effect and is even suspected and persecuted as unpatriotic.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

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

Heroism at command, senseless brutality, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action!

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.

Some of your countrymen were unable to distinguish between their native dislike for war and the stainless patriotism of those who suffered its scars. But there has been a rethinking and now we can say to you, and say as a nation, thank you for your courage.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.