“If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.”
Patriotism at its best is love of country paired with the courage to make it better. These quotes explore national pride, civic duty, dissent, and the difference between blind loyalty and the kind of patriotism that demands accountability.
“The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.”
“If you are tired of partisanship over patriotism, you need to vote for a change in direction.”
“It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.”
“The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America's past success are still here to be tapped.”
“In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time.”
“Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.”
“Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.”
“I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.”
“Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.”
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”
“Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.”
“Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.”
“I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.”
“There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.”
“In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism.”
“We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.”