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" 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

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" Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly. "

" When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. "

" The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise. "

" '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

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Saying

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

" If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land. "

" There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people. "

" For me, my country comes first. Nothing else matters but my country. I always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love, and that's all I ever tried to do through my work and my cinema. "

" Patriotism is a love of country. If you love your country, you should love your countrymen and women. It doesn't mean you always agree with them or even like them. It is understanding that we have interwoven destiny. "

" Given the knee-jerk patriotism of recent war movies, it's discouraging to see 'Windtalkers' evade pertinent facts that could have recast the doubled-edged issues of racism and loyalty and made them relevant to contemporary times. "

" Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romney's is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God to play a special role in history, its Constitution divinely inspired. "

" My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country. "

" I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. "

" Patriots don't let their nation default. "

" It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me. "

Ho Chi Minh

Patriotism

Communism

" I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not. "

" Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this. "

" Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding light. "

" It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind. "

" Every year in late June, Custer's Last Stand is reenacted on the high plains of Montana. When Custer led out the 7th Cavalry in 2003 - the year I witnessed it - the audience stood and cheered with turbo-charged patriotism. "

" I think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision. "

Dominique de Villepin

Foundation

Patriotism

Vision

" 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. "

" 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

People

Patriotism

Good

" Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

" Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride. "

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

" Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive. "

Henry Steele Commager

Think

Men

Patriotism

" Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. "

" Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. "