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" Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. "
George Jean Nathan
Patriotism
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" Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value. "
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" You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race. "
George Bernard Shaw
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" Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride. "
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" 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? "
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" My stars and my stripes are your dream and your labors. "
Franklin Knight Lane
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" One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. "
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" 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. "
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" It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. "
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" The commercial spirit is the spirit of profit, not patriotism; of credit, not honor; of individual gain, not national prosperity; of trade and dickering, not principle. "
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" Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. "
Michael Ignatieff
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" 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. "
Claire Danes
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" Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism. "
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" I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' "
Terry McAuliffe
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" It used to upset me - now it makes me sad - to see people use patriotism and our troops as a pawn in their political argument. Because I know personally, growing up in a military family, the sacrifice that is made on a daily basis. "
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" True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety. "
Abraham Lincoln
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" Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing. "
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" A man admires a woman not for what she says, but what she listens to. "
George Jean Nathan
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" 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? "
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" 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. "
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" But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present. "
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" To work hard. To open new doors for our kids, for our grandkids. To renew our spirit. That's what America is about. "
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" 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
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" I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself. "
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" 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. "
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" The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins. "
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" We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail. "
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