Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous. "

Related Quotes:

" When Pearl Harbor was bombed, young Japanese-Americans, like all young Americans, rushed to their draft board to volunteer to fight for our country. That act of patriotism was answered with a slap in the face. We were denied service and categorized as enemy non-alien. "

George Takei

Enemy

Fight

Face

" Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. "

" All the evils of France have been produced less by the perversity of the wicked and the violence of fools than by the hesitation of the weak, the compromises of conscience, and the tardiness of patriotism. Let every deputy, every Frenchman show what he feels, what he thinks, and we are saved! "

" My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing. "

" Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. "

" Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. "

" We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look. "

" Well, the post office is probably not the place you want to go if you want to be infused with patriotism and a renewed sense of vigor. "

Adam Carolla

Office

Patriotism

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

" 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. "

" Growing up in New York with artist parents - a very liberal environment, where we were always encouraged to challenge the status quo - I think for a long time I confused jingoism with patriotism. And that is a mistake. "

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

" The quality of moral behavior varies in inverse ratio to the number of human beings involved. "

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

" The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love - almost as violent and much more mischievous. "

Aldous Huxley

Love

Almost

" Patriotism is the religion of hell. "

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

" Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you. "

" I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people. "

" I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The patriotism in Britain comes from us being a leader. On jobs, on tax havens, on workers' rights, on the environment. We can be leading Europe... and it will be to the benefit of every British citizen. "

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

" From their experience or from the recorded experience of others (history), men learn only what their passions and their metaphysical prejudices allow them to learn. "

" Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers. "

" 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. "

" The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. "

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

" One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. "