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" A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. "
William Ralph Inge
Nation
Hatred
Patriotism
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" To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that. "
Bill Maher
People
Friend
Patriotism
" Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things... I say, don't live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it. "
Payne Stewart
People
American
Flag
" America is the spirit of human exploration distilled. "
Elon Musk
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" I think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision. "
Dominique de Villepin
Foundation
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Vision
" We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us. "
Francis John McConnell
Us
Who
Virtues
" I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. "
Jesse Ventura
Knowledge
Patriotism
Loyalty
" Our nuclear scientists and engineers have done a splendid job, and naturally, the entire nation has risen to salute their professional excellence, discipline, and patriotism. They have had the benefit of having been led in the past by great men like Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai. "
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Men
Great
Excellence
" 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
Worst
Lost
Spring
" True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. "
Clarence Darrow
Injustice
Land
Patriotism
" When Pearl Harbor was bombed, young Japanese-Americans, like all young Americans, rushed to their draft board to volunteer to fight for our country. That act of patriotism was answered with a slap in the face. We were denied service and categorized as enemy non-alien. "
George Takei
Enemy
Fight
Face
" I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command. "
John Buford
I Am
Patriotism
Sacrifice
" I do not have to look for credentials for my Polishness and for my patriotism. I'm a Pole. The chronicles of my family go back - as far back as the 13th century. "
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Family
Patriotism
Look
" 'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.' "
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Think
Saying
Patriotism
" Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. "
Winston Churchill
Conflict
Never
Much
" 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
Perspective
Stars
Men
" I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' "
Terry McAuliffe
Patriotism
Morning
Wake Up
" However British you may be, I am more British still. "
Henry James
You
Am
British
" But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present. "
Nick Lampson
Past
Opportunity
Patriotism
" To become a popular religion, it is only necessary for a superstition to enslave a philosophy. "
William Ralph Inge
Religion
Only
Become
" I have been with Donald for 18 years, and I have been aware of his love for this country since we first met. He never had a hidden agenda when it comes to his patriotism because, like me, he loves this country so much. "
Melania Trump
Love
Country
Hidden
" 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. "
George J. Mitchell
Power
Patriotism
Religion
" We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger. "
Charlie Dent
Confidence
Time
Stars
" One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. "
John Avlon
Patriotism
Sign
Always
" I don't need a certificate of my patriotism from those in the establishment. "
Asma Jahangir
Those
Patriotism
Need
" I suppose I have become a sort of living monument in Portugal. But I come from a family with roots all over the world, so the idea of patriotism is not very strong in me. My country is the country of Chekhov, Beethoven, Velasquez - writers I like, painters and artists I admire. "
Antonio Lobo Antunes
Roots
Family
World
" The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular cause for being happy except that they are so. "
William Ralph Inge
Being Happy
People
Happy
" I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty. "
William Ralph Inge
Escape
Time
Best
" Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't. "
Todd Gitlin
Tribal
Some
Want
" I ask the educational system, the parents, the church, and pillars of the community to help shape a new culture of honesty, patriotism, respect, discipline and service for young Filipinos. "
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Respect
Honesty
Service
" Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today. "
Mike Ferguson
Patriotism
Courage
Place