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" The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! "

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" Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing. "

" I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs. "

" America is the spirit of human exploration distilled. "

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

" I happened to be one of those who thought all these expenses necessary, and I had the good fortune to have the majority of both houses of Parliament on my side. "

" A nation is the same people living in the same place. "

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

" There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life, and nationalism, which is the insistence that your way of life deserves to rule over other ways of life. "

" The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain. "

" True patriotism is loving your country and countrymen enough to want to make it better. "

" But I have the satisfaction, at the same time, to reflect that the impression to be made depends upon the consistency of the charge and the motives of the prosecutors. "

" Americans never quit. "

" Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. "

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

" In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the year 1858 as evidencing the national patriotism of Virginia. "

" 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. "

" Saving petrol is saving India's money. This is a sense of patriotism. The country can be energy-independent by energy conservation. I appeal to the other ministers also to do this. "

" 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. "

" No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. "

" I want America to be more like America, if you will. I want the songs, that patriotism we have. "

" I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts. "

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

" Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

" I am a loyal American, and I love my country. "