Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. Votes: 3
George Jean NathanPatriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. Votes: 3
Henry BolingbrokePatriotism is the principle that will justify the training of wholesale murderers. Votes: 3
Leo TolstoyPatriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. Votes: 3
Bill KristolPatriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. Votes: 3
William KristolPatriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. Votes: 3
George OrwellPatriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride. Votes: 3
Anne-Marie SlaughterPatriotism is a superstition, one far more injurious, brutal and inhumane than religion. Votes: 3
Gustave HervePatriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards any one. Votes: 3
Edith CavellPatriotism is being convinced your country is better because you were born in it. Votes: 3
Jacob M. AppelPatriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. Votes: 3
Guy de MaupassantPatriotism does not mean giving blind loyalty and a blank check to George W. Bush. Votes: 3
Jello BiafraPatriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Votes: 3
Mark TwainPatriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. Votes: 3
Ambrose BiercePatriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president. Votes: 3
Theodore RooseveltPatriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest. Votes: 3
Mark TwainThe tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Votes: 3
Thomas JeffersonPatriotism requires less and less of making the eagle scream, but more and more of making him think. Votes: 3
Aldo LeopoldPatriotism for the sake of is like choosing sides in a war based on the color of their uniforms. Votes: 3
Dov DavidoffI wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions. Votes: 3
Jose RizalThe love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? Votes: 2
Pablo CasalsMy fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Votes: 2
John F. KennedyPatriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. Votes: 1
Mark TwainNever in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Votes: 1
Winston ChurchillFor what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn? Votes: 1
Lord ByronTo survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag. Votes: 1
Pauline HansonIf we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. Votes: 1
Ronald ReaganWealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism. Votes: 0
Robert M. La Follette, Sr.... that kind of patriotism which consists in hating all other nations ... Votes: 0
Elizabeth GaskellTo oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism. Votes: 0
G. Edward GriffinThere's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism. Votes: 0
Michael IgnatieffWe do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. Votes: 0
Friedrich DurrenmattTrue patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others. Votes: 0
Queen Elizabeth IIUnfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes. Votes: 0
Kjell Magne BondevikFighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. Votes: 0
Joe BidenAmericans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaPriests are no more necessary to religion than politicians are to patriotism. Votes: 0
John Haynes HolmesOne tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. Votes: 0
John AvlonSocialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism, fools making laws for the breaking of jaws. Votes: 0
Bob DylanTo anticipate & prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom & patriotism. Votes: 0
George WashingtonThere are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. Votes: 0
Robert Charles WinthropI think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision. Votes: 0
Dominique de VillepinFor a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language. Votes: 0
Joseph BrodskyEach nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. Votes: 0
Dale CarnegieBlind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives. Votes: 0
Terry Tempest WilliamsA good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith, and patriotism. Votes: 0
George H. W. BushTo me, patriotism is about working ethically and wholeheartedly in our chosen field. Votes: 0
N. R. Narayana MurthyDon't limit your challenges - challenge your limits. Don't spread patriotism too thin. Votes: 0
Theodore RooseveltEvery year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their 'patriotism.' Votes: 0
Rebecca MacKinnonBut presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism. Votes: 0
Thomas E. MannGentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced. Votes: 0
Robert WalpoleIn wartime, the degree of patriotism is directly proportional to distance from the front. Votes: 0
Philip CaputoReal patriotism is realizing America sucks, but everywhere else is a thousand times worse. Votes: 0
Daniel ToshIt is dressed into speeches about patriotism, love of country...but the profits...skyrocket... Votes: 0
Smedley ButlerReligion, morality, and patriotism are feelings that are manifested only when they are outraged. Votes: 0
Karl KrausWork should be for all of us a word as honorable and appealing as patriotism. Votes: 0
Dwight D. EisenhowerThe heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. Votes: 0
David HumeWhat a strange development of patriotism that turns a thinking being into a loyal machine! Votes: 0
Emma GoldmanThose who believe patriotism to be the last refuge of the scoundrel have underestimated compassion. Votes: 0
Emmett TyrrellYou'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawTalking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery. Votes: 0
Mark TwainI realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Votes: 0
Edith CavellI want to caution that we must not confuse patriotism with blind endorsement of bad policies. Votes: 0
Mark HatfieldMy definition of patriotism is to defend your country with the truth, no matter the consequences. Votes: 0
John F. KerryWe need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. Votes: 0
Francis John McConnellIf you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction. Votes: 0
Jennifer GranholmThe terrible attack in Manhattan has given place to a burst of patriotism in the United States. Votes: 0
Mick JaggerWhat defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country. Votes: 0
Edward SnowdenIt is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism. Votes: 0
J. Horace McFarlandSome versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't. Votes: 0
Todd GitlinWhen a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism! Votes: 0
David Starr JordanIt seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. Votes: 3 Eric Hobsbawm
Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that. Votes: 2 Henry Louis Gates
My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. Votes: 1 Malcolm Turnbull
There are these two kinds of patriotism. There's blind patriotism, unflagging patriotism. And then there's the patriotism that says I live in a democracy and it's very important for the health and the life of this democracy that it get better all the time, not get worse. Votes: 5 Norman Mailer
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Votes: 2 Mark Twain
I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. Votes: 1 Steven Patrick Morrissey
I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos. Votes: 2 Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community. Votes: 1 Chrissie Hynde
My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism. Votes: 1 John Woo
I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. Votes: 1 Michael Ignatieff
If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit. Votes: 1 Bill Kristol
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. Votes: 3 Barack Obama
I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. Votes: 3 Jesse Ventura
Whereas nationalism still seeks power, honour, and glory through means that endanger other countries, patriotism knows that a country's strength and honour can only be permanently safeguarded through concourse with other countries. And whereas nationalism scoffs at the idea of international laws and regulations, patriotism seeks to create such. Votes: 4 Ellen Key
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. Votes: 1 Dale Carnegie
Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. Votes: 1 Michael Ignatieff
Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this. Votes: 2 Veerappa Moily
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Votes: 1 Mark Twain
Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. Votes: 1 Michael Ignatieff
My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function. Votes: 3 Thomas Steinbeck
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. Votes: 1 Ricardo Montalban