The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.
Patriotism Quotes
True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essence of patriotism.
What we need are critical lovers of America – patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.
Nations have lost their old omnipotence. The patriotic tie does not hold. Nations are getting obsolete; we go and live where we will.
You will always find that those are most apt to boast of national merit, who have little or not merit of their own to depend on.
One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfils 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.
When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart.
The word “patriotism” – which I associate to blind love of country – does not echo in me.
Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.
