Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful. Francis Ford Coppola on patriotism
I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws? Bill Maher on patriotism
It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country. Alfred Adler on patriotism
The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Lyn Nofziger on patriotism
Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts. Mick Jagger on patriotism
The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins. Clara Barton on patriotism
The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. David Hume on patriotism
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. Jane Addams on patriotism
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me. Ho Chi Minh on patriotism
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 on patriotism
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country emotionally I know she is better than every other country. Sinclair Lewis on patriotism
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 on patriotism
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 on patriotism
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 on patriotism
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. William Shenstone on patriotism
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 on patriotism
We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. Friedrich Durrenmatt on patriotism
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? Pablo Casals on patriotism
I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. Michael Ignatieff on patriotism
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 on patriotism