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" True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. "

Clarence Darrow

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" I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. "

" Whereas nationalism still seeks power, honour, and glory through means that endanger other countries, patriotism knows that a country's strength and honour can only be permanently safeguarded through concourse with other countries. And whereas nationalism scoffs at the idea of international laws and regulations, patriotism seeks to create such. "

" Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. "

" 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 love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? "

" 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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" Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails. "

Clarence Darrow

" 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. "

" The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave. "

" Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. "

Bertrand Russell

" Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country. "

" As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever. "

Clarence Darrow

" In spite of all the yearnings of men, no one can produce a single fact or reason to support the belief in God and in personal immortality. "

Clarence Darrow

" 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. "

" For me, my country comes first. Nothing else matters but my country. I always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love, and that's all I ever tried to do through my work and my cinema. "

" When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. "

" Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. "

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

Jonathan Mayhew

" '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

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

Joseph M. Kyrillos

" I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism. "

" I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means. "

Clarence Darrow

" 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. "

Maria Montessori

" The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience. "

" We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. "

Friedrich Durrenmatt

" I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.' "

Terry McAuliffe

" Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique. When you're willing to stand up within the group and say, 'It is wrong for Black people to be anti-Semitic,' or 'It is wrong for America to discriminate against persons of African descent and made them slaves and based its wealth upon free labor,' it's crucial to say that. "

Henry Louis Gates