Quotes about Patriotism
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
— George Bernard Shaw
My mom was the poster girl for the Marines. So she was in the poster saying, "I want you." My parents were both Marines.
— Jon Bon Jovi
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.
— Joseph Addison
"I criticize America because I love her. I want her to stand as a moral example to the world."
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
The American flag has smothered the glory of the cross. Many people can't see the beauty of the cross because everything the American flag represents to them is in the way.
— Shane Claiborne
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.
— Abraham Lincoln
We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.
— Barack Obama
What I'm saying is nobody feels sorry for anybody anymore, nobody even pretends they do. Not even the President. It's like it's become unpatriotic.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.
— James Madison
I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.
— George Washington
For love of country, they accepted death.
— James A. Garfield
Turkish soldiers are very brave. They love their homeland and they do not hesitate to give their lives for it if necessary.
— Albert Einstein