I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.
Patriotism Quotes
Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood and narrows the mind.
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.
In time of war the loudest patriots are the greatest profiteers.
I don’t believe in God. My god is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.
Patriot, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.
The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name.
Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone. The last words of British nurse, shot as a spy by the German authorities in Brussels on October 12, 1915.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
