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" I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' "

Terry McAuliffe

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" A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. "

Napoleon Bonaparte

" 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 the same people living in the same place. "

" Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. "

" 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. "

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

Henry IV of England

" My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function. "

Thomas Steinbeck

" Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country. "

Ricardo Montalban

" Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about. "

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

Stonewall Jackson

" Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

" The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government. "

" It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism. "

" I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press. "

" 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. "

" The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. "

George McGovern

" The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave. "

" As governor, I don't want my fair share. I want more than my fair share. "

Terry McAuliffe

" I don't have heroes, exactly, but I do have people I hold in high respect. Ronald Reagan, for example, stood for ideals that I value: integrity, patriotism and a fundamental belief in goodness and capabilities of mankind. "

Diane Hendricks

" My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors. "

Franklin Knight Lane

" In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time. "

" They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead. "

Henry A. Wallace

" I would like to be Pope if I could. "

Terry McAuliffe

" 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

" Growing up in New York City, I was always encouraged to question authority, and I think I confused patriotism with jingoism. "

" I started my first business at 14! "

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" 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. "

Parker Stevenson

" During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland. "

Augusto Pinochet

" The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism serves patriotism best. The nation is and can be no more than the vital basic unit of any international league. "