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Patriotism Quotes

I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities Picture Quote #1

If what your country is doing seems to you practically and morally wrong, is dissent the highest form of patriotism? Picture Quote #1

Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts Picture Quote #1

By patriotism is meant, not only spontaneous, instinctive love for one’s own nation, and preference for it above all other nations, but also the belief that such love and preference are good and useful Picture Quote #1

The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state Picture Quote #1

There was a time when a willingness to criticize one’s own government when it was wrong was the very definition of patriotism Picture Quote #1

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Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery Picture Quote #1

The pleasure of hating, like a poisonous mineral, eats into the heart of religion, and turns it to ranking spleen and bigotry; it makes patriotism an excuse for carrying fire, pestilence, and famine into other lands: it leaves to virtue nothing but the spirit of censoriousness Picture Quote #1

I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that 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 Picture Quote #1

It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character Picture Quote #1

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else Picture Quote #1

Patriotism in its simplest, clearest and most indubitable signification is nothing else but a means of obtaining for the rulers their ambitions and covetous desires, and for the ruled the abdication of human dignity, reason, conscience, and a slavish enthrallment to those in power Picture Quote #1

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If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in general, and teenagers in particular. By making drugs of various kinds readily available, by creating the necessary attitude of chaos, idleness and worthlessness, and by preparing him psychologically and politically, we can succeed Picture Quote #1

Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government’s ambitious and mercenary aims, and a renunciation of human dignity, common sense, and conscience by the governed, and a slavish submission to those who hold power. That is what is really preached wherever patriotism is championed. Patriotism is slavery Picture Quote #1

To destroy governmental violence, only one thing is needed: It is that people should understand that the feeling of patriotism, which alone supports that instrument of violence, is a rude, harmful, disgraceful, and bad feeling, and, above all, is immoral Picture Quote #1

Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it’s wrong Picture Quote #1

Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur Picture Quote #1

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... Is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds Picture Quote #1

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Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it… Picture Quote #1

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it Picture Quote #1

This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind Picture Quote #1

Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. Patriotism is its cult Picture Quote #1

To strike freedom of the mind with the fist of patriotism is an old and ugly subtlety Picture Quote #1

We love our native country, much as it has wronged us; and in the peaceable exercise of our inalienable rights, we will cling to it... Will you starve our patriotism? Picture Quote #1

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Patriotism has its roots deep in the instincts and the affections. Love of country is the expansion of dutiful love Picture Quote #1

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime Picture Quote #1

Patriotism depends as much on mutual suffering as on mutual success; and it is by that experience of all fortunes and all feelings that a great national character is created Picture Quote #1

Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don’t Picture Quote #1

Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man’s starving! Picture Quote #1

I have learned, by some experience, that virtue and patriotism, vice and selfishness, are found in all parties, and that they differ less in their motives than in the policies they pursue Picture Quote #1

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I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities (Patriotism Quotes) If what your country is doing seems to you practically and morally wrong, is dissent the highest form of patriotism? (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism is a passion which induces hot youth to rush forth to get shot and half shot, while sober, conservative age waves the flag and corrals the contracts (Patriotism Quotes) By patriotism is meant, not only spontaneous, instinctive love for one’s own nation, and preference for it above all other nations, but also the belief that such love and preference are good and useful (Patriotism Quotes) The true patriot is motivated by a sense of responsibility and out of self interest for himself, his family, and the future of his country to resist government abuse of power. He rejects the notion that patriotism means obedience to the state (Patriotism Quotes) There was a time when a willingness to criticize one’s own government when it was wrong was the very definition of patriotism (Patriotism Quotes) Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery (Patriotism Quotes) The pleasure of hating, like a poisonous mineral, eats into the heart of religion, and turns it to ranking spleen and bigotry; it makes patriotism an excuse for carrying fire, pestilence, and famine into other lands: it leaves to virtue nothing but the spirit of censoriousness (Patriotism Quotes) I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will venture to assert, that 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 (Patriotism Quotes) It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice. Anybody could do it; it required no brains at all. It merely required no character (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism in its simplest, clearest and most indubitable signification is nothing else but a means of obtaining for the rulers their ambitions and covetous desires, and for the ruled the abdication of human dignity, reason, conscience, and a slavish enthrallment to those in power (Patriotism Quotes) If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country. Therefore, there must be continued propaganda abroad to undermine the loyalty of citizens in general, and teenagers in particular. By making drugs of various kinds readily available, by creating the necessary attitude of chaos, idleness and worthlessness, and by preparing him psychologically and politically, we can succeed (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government’s ambitious and mercenary aims, and a renunciation of human dignity, common sense, and conscience by the governed, and a slavish submission to those who hold power. That is what is really preached wherever patriotism is championed. Patriotism is slavery (Patriotism Quotes) To destroy governmental violence, only one thing is needed: It is that people should understand that the feeling of patriotism, which alone supports that instrument of violence, is a rude, harmful, disgraceful, and bad feeling, and, above all, is immoral (Patriotism Quotes) Why is patriotism thought to be blind loyalty to the government and the politicians who run it, rather than loyalty to the principles of liberty and support for the people? Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it’s wrong (Patriotism Quotes) Human behavior is subject to the same laws as any other natural phenomenon. Our customs, behaviors, and values are byproducts of our culture. No one is born with greed, prejudice, bigotry, patriotism and hatred; these are all learned behavior patterns. If the environment is unaltered, similar behavior will reoccur (Patriotism Quotes) To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... Is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it… (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it (Patriotism Quotes) This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind (Patriotism Quotes) Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. Patriotism is its cult (Patriotism Quotes) To strike freedom of the mind with the fist of patriotism is an old and ugly subtlety (Patriotism Quotes) We love our native country, much as it has wronged us; and in the peaceable exercise of our inalienable rights, we will cling to it... Will you starve our patriotism? (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism has its roots deep in the instincts and the affections. Love of country is the expansion of dutiful love (Patriotism Quotes) I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime (Patriotism Quotes) Patriotism depends as much on mutual suffering as on mutual success; and it is by that experience of all fortunes and all feelings that a great national character is created (Patriotism Quotes) Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don’t (Patriotism Quotes) Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man’s starving! (Patriotism Quotes) I have learned, by some experience, that virtue and patriotism, vice and selfishness, are found in all parties, and that they differ less in their motives than in the policies they pursue (Patriotism Quotes)

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