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" 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. "

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" Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Patriotism is the religion of hell. "

James Branch Cabell

" To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. "

George Santayana

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

" 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. "

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

William Shenstone

" Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill. "

Richard Aldington

" It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. "

" Here's how I see obesity: as a symptom. The larger problem is over-consumption. In a society that identifies consumption with patriotism, valorizes 'growth' above all else and assigns status according to how much you consume, we compete with each other to see who can consume the most. "

" I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws? "

" It is my privilege to have introduced House Resolution 1612 honoring the Constitution of the United States, and the freedoms and rights it has given to every American. "

" 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

" 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. "

" '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 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

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

" Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. "

" 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

" 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. "

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

" There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag. "

" Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation. "

Christine Pelosi

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

" For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making. "

Franklin Knight Lane

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

George Jean Nathan

" I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command. "

" Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. "

" I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush. "

Joseph P. Bradley