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" It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you. "

John Dos Passos

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" Whereas nationalism still seeks power, honour, and glory through means that endanger other countries, patriotism knows that a country's strength and honour can only be permanently safeguarded through concourse with other countries. And whereas nationalism scoffs at the idea of international laws and regulations, patriotism seeks to create such. "

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

" No matter where people stand on the policies that led to the conflicts, Americans recognize the depth of sacrifice and patriotism of our men and women in uniform. Everyone agrees these heroes deserve every advantage we can give them. "

" 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. "

" My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. "

Malcolm Turnbull

" I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country. "

Marian Anderson

" We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt. "

Francois Hollande

" America is not static. America is striving. And sometimes, America requires critique. Jingoism is an avoidance of realism. You can simultaneously love and be disappointed in the object of your love, wanting it to be better than it is. In fact, that is a measure of love. Honest critique is a pillar of patriotism. "

Charles M. Blow

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

" 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? "

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

" Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized. "

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" U.S.A. is the speech of the people. "

John Dos Passos

" 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. "

" Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son. "

Maria Montessori

" The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. "

William Shenstone

" I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better. "

" Peasants, who after the liberation of the country became the masters of their lands and their country under the benevolence of Comrade Kim Il Sung, launched the campaigns for increasing agricultural production and donating cereals out of patriotism, and thus faithfully supported the Party's line of nation building. "

" I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. "

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

William Ralph Inge

" 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

" I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

George Galloway

" Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness. "

John C. Calhoun

" 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. "

" A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. "

" 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. "

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

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

Walter Annenberg

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

Henry IV of England

" Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry. "