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" 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. "

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" The Philippines was with the U.S. in the Second World War, in the Korean War, in the Vietnam War, and now in the war against terrorism. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Terrorism

Now

World

" We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. "

" I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn't defeat the British, it didn't get us to the moon, build our nation's highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism. "

" I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty. "

" Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted. "

" Like George Sand, the feminism of the present day asserts the right of free thought against the creed of authority in every field; the solidarity of mankind and the cause of peace against the patriotism of militarism; social reform against the existing relations of society. "

" A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. "

" '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

" I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Will

Injustice

Justice

" Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. "

" I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Grateful

Support

Think

" 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. "

" Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing. "

" The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world. "

" You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. "

" What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism. "

" It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. "

R. Lee Ermey

Firm

God

" All the evils of France have been produced less by the perversity of the wicked and the violence of fools than by the hesitation of the weak, the compromises of conscience, and the tardiness of patriotism. Let every deputy, every Frenchman show what he feels, what he thinks, and we are saved! "

" Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation. "

" Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. "

" The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth. "

" We're working with our neighbors Indonesia and Malaysia to fight terrorism in our own common seas. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Neighbors

Common

Terrorism

" I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together. "

" It's never right to fight terror with terror. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Right

Terror

Never

" Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's? "

" I know the pain of having to deal with terrorism. And that's why, after 9-11, I was one of the first to join the international coalition to fight terrorism. "

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Pain

Fight

First

" 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. "

" My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion - in my case, the United States Marine Corps. It means more than self-preservation, religion, or patriotism. I've also learned that this loyalty to one's corps travels both ways: up and down. "

" I've certainly thought a lot more about things like tyranny and patriotism and violence. I think I found some kind of clarity - definitely a thicker understanding. "

" Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. "