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" The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres. "

Bruno Bauer

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

George Santayana

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Geography

" Thus in Christianity the alienation had become total, and it was this total alienation that was the biggest obstacle to the progress of self-consciousness. "

" It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. "

" To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag. "

" America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape. "

" The music industry's actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesn't it? "

" 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. "

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

" For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn? "

" Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them! "

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

" When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you for your service.' 'Stars Earn Stripes' is a high energy, fun, action show, but at its heart it is all about those five words. "

" His very chains helped to deceive him about the harshness of his service. "

" 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? "

" 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! "

" I've been working with Pat Robertson on Africa debt-relief, and we disagree on virtually everything except certain very specific, inalienable rights, and the truth is that morality and patriotism come in all shapes and sizes. "

" Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. "

" 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. "

" 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

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Men

Patriotism

" Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things... I say, don't live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it. "

" I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism. "

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

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

" I want to light the lights of patriotism. "

Lech Walesa

" 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. "

" To work hard. To open new doors for our kids, for our grandkids. To renew our spirit. That's what America is about. "

" 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. "

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

" When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism! "

" There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism. "