Patriotism sayings

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◆ My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

- Walter Annenberg99

◆ Happy Memorial Day to past, present and fallen soldiers. Today we honor you, and salute you for defending our country and our freedom.

- Sonya Parker99

◆ Patriotism can only flourish only where racism and nationalism are given no quarter. We should never mistake patriotism for nationalism. A patriot is one who loves his homeland. A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.

- Johannes Rau99

◆ Four Americans, four patriots, they loved this country and they chose to serve it, and served it well. They had a mission and they believed in it. They knew the danger and they accepted it. They didnt simply embrace the American ideal, they lived it. They embodied it, the courage, the hope and, yes, the idealism, that fundamental American belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. Thats who they were and thats who we are. And if we want to truly honor their memory, thats who we must always be.

- Barack Obama99

◆ The soldier does not wish to appear a coward, disloyal, or un-American. The situation has been so defined that he can see himself as patriotic, courageous, and manly only through compliance.

- Stanley Milgram99

◆ He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

- Albert Einstein99

◆ The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is a supported cause against it.

- Don Williams Jr99

◆ The Bible tells me that no greater love has a man than to lay down his life for his friends. John Kerry's fellow crewmates -- the men I am honored to share the stage with -- are living testimony to his leadership, his courage under fire, and his willingness to risk his life for his fellow Americans. There is no greater act of patriotism than that.

- Max Cleland99

◆ The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans.

- Senator John Kerry99

◆ A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

- George William Curtis99

◆ I dislike loud-mouthed patriots who think they like our country more than I do. Some people's idea of patriotism is hating other countries.

- Andy Rooney99

◆ I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

- George Washington99

◆ I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.

- Nathan Hale99

◆ Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defence and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

- Andrew Jackson99

◆ I would lay down my life to defend any one of the States from aggression, which endangered peace or threatened its institutions. I could do more for the union, but I wish to do more; for the destruction of the union would be the destruction of all the States. A stab in the heart is worse then a cut in a limb, for this may be healed.

- Sam Houston99