The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins. Clara Barton
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. David Hume
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. Jane Addams
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me. Ho Chi Minh
It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars. Arthur C. Clarke
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country emotionally I know she is better than every other country. Sinclair Lewis
They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead. Henry A. Wallace
Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice. Jesse Ventura
I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. George Galloway
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. William Shenstone
The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism. Earl Warren
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. Friedrich Durrenmatt
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? Pablo Casals
I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. Michael Ignatieff
The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! Robert Walpole
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. John F. Kerry
Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person. Charles Edward Montague
Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill. Richard Aldington
Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. Henry Bolingbroke
Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. George Borrow