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" I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community. "

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Douglas MacArthur

" When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish. "

" Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them. "

" Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. "

Adlai Stevenson

" Patriotism has no appeal to us; justice has. Party has no weight with us; principle has. Loyalty is meaningless; it depends on what one is loyal to. "

A. Philip Randolph

" Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. "

" All these fifty-year-old guys wearing baseball caps and shorts and acting like children. It winds me up. Men don't have to take responsibility anymore. Most of the guys I know would punch me on the nose for saying this, but maybe we do have to bring back conscription. "

" But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore. "

" The so-called feminist writers were disgusted with me. I did my thing, and so I guess by feminist standards I'm a feminist. That suits me fine. "

" I don't think a lot of people are able to relate to genuine patriotism, a genuinely good feeling about our country and its meaning to the rest of the world. "

Christopher McCulloch

" Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. "

Calvin Coolidge

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

Henry IV of England

" Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized. "

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" Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. "

" My early childhood memories center around this typical American country store and life in a small American town, including 4th of July celebrations marked by fireworks and patriotic music played from a pavilion bandstand. "

Frederick Reines

" Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country. "

" I am a loyal American, and I love my country. "

" 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. "

" America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape. "

" I did make a lot of my own clothes. I used to love to sew, so I made my own shirts and bell bottoms and modified my own clothes, which is what we did during the punk period. "

" Nothing can be better calculated to advance our interests and character than the establishment of a liberal and disinterested policy, enlightened by patriotism and guided by wisdom. "

" I don't need a certificate of my patriotism from those in the establishment. "

" Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that. "

Henry Louis Gates

" If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it. "

" I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs. "

Marquis de Lafayette

" 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

" I just liked music, and I really liked rock guitar. I didn't think I was going to be a rock guitar player, because I was a girl. I would've been too shy to play with guys. "

" '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

" 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. "

" I don't like the showy nationalism - a tattoo, wrapping yourself in a flag - that doesn't matter to me. The way to show your patriotism and commitment is to go and support or play for your team. "