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James Branch Cabell on patriotism
Author: James Branch Cabell“Patriotism is the religion of hell.” -James Branch Cabell
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Cory Booker on patriotism
Author: Cory Booker“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.” -Cory Booker
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Chrissie Hynde on patriotism
Author: Chrissie Hynde“I have no sense of patriotism, but I do have a sense of community.” -Chrissie Hynde
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Robert Jackson on patriotism
Author: Robert Jackson“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.” -Robert Jackson
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Kjell Magne Bondevik on patriotism
Author: Kjell Magne Bondevik“Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.” -Kjell Magne Bondevik
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Greil Marcus on patriotism
Author: Greil Marcus“Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.” -Greil Marcus
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Prescott Bush on patriotism
Author: Prescott Bush“It is our conduct, our patriotism and belief in our American way of life, our courage that will win the final battle.” -Prescott Bush
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Janet Suzman on patriotism
Author: Janet Suzman“Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing.” -Janet Suzman
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Thomas E. Mann on patriotism
Author: Thomas E. Mann“But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.” -Thomas E. Mann
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Bill Kristol on patriotism
Author: Bill Kristol“Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.” -Bill Kristol
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Robert Reich on patriotism
Author: Robert Reich“True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.” -Robert Reich
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John Avlon on patriotism
Author: John Avlon“One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.” -John Avlon
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Jack Bowman on patriotism
Author: Jack Bowman“But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don’t have something that I want to die for – anymore.” -Jack Bowman
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Mike Ferguson on patriotism
Author: Mike Ferguson“Although the war in which you fought took place more than half-a-century ago, your courage, your sacrifice and your patriotism reaches through the decades and inspires us today.” -Mike Ferguson
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Michael D. Higgins on patriotism
Author: Michael D. Higgins“I am delighted with the strong vote I have received. My message of positive leadership, patriotism and commitment clearly was resonating with tens of thousands of ordinary Irish people.” -Michael D. Higgins
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John Sergeant Wise on patriotism
Author: John Sergeant Wise“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.” -John Sergeant Wise
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Richard Dreyfuss on patriotism
Author: Richard Dreyfuss“Let’s give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.” -Richard Dreyfuss
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Rebecca Harding Davis on patriotism
Author: Rebecca Harding Davis“Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.” -Rebecca Harding Davis
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Herbert Croly on patriotism
Author: Herbert Croly“The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise.” -Herbert Croly
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Richard Ford on patriotism
Author: Richard Ford“America beats on you so hard the whole time. You are constantly being pummeled by other people’s rights and their sense of patriotism.” -Richard Ford
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Parker Stevenson on patriotism
Author: Parker Stevenson“I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we’d all pull together.” -Parker Stevenson
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Eric Hobsbawm on patriotism
Author: Eric Hobsbawm“It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they’re not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans.” -Eric Hobsbawm
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Jonathan Mayhew on patriotism
Author: Jonathan Mayhew“There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.” -Jonathan Mayhew
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Michael Mandelbaum on patriotism
Author: Michael Mandelbaum“The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America’s past success are still here to be tapped.” -Michael Mandelbaum
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Steve Allen on patriotism
Author: Steve Allen“Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.” -Steve Allen