Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
~ George Washington
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
I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.
~ Bob Riley
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
~ James Bryce
True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.
~ Robert Reich
Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.
~ Frank Knox
There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.
~ Robert Charles Winthrop
There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.
~ Michael Ignatieff
America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.
~ Harry S Truman
Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.
~ Douglas Macarthur
I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.
~ Michael D. Higgins
To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.
~ Bill Maher
War isn't just about bravery and courage and jingoism and patriotism. It's also fundamentally about grief. And the people that go and do the fighting and the dying are never the people who actually benefit from the fighting and the dying.
~ Russell Crowe
If his presidency is to represent the full power of the idea that black Americans are just like everyone else - fully human and fully capable of intellect, courage and patriotism - then Barack Obama has to be subject to the same rough and tumble of political criticism experienced by his predecessors.
~ Juan Williams
Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.
~ Rebecca Harding Davis
America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.
~ Allen Boyd
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.
~ Aldous Huxley
