A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
George SantayanaTag: patriotic
Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Calvin CoolidgeTag: patriotic
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land.
Walter ScottTag: patriotism patriotic
A thoughtful mind, when it sees a Nation's flag, sees not the flag only, but the Nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the Government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the Nation that sets it forth.
Henry Ward BeecherTag: patriotic
...she cried because prejudice outlives passion and because she was sentimentally patriotic.
Irène NémirovskyTag: passion patriotic prejudice
I love my country, not my government.
Jesse VenturaTag: liberty freedom nationalism patriotism patriotic government totalitarianism police-state constitution ron-paul bill-of-rights despotism libertarianism allegiance patriot jesse-ventura martial-law
The “Warrior Ethos” emphasizes placing the mission first, not accepting defeat, and being disciplined physically and mentally. Why? Because an American Soldier is a “guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
Dan SmeeTag: motivational inspirational optimism liberty freedom patriotic self-help resilience warrior-ethos
Our ancestors,” he went on after a while, “took this land. They took it and made it and held it. We do not give up what our ancestors gave us. They came across the sea and they fought here, and they built here and they’re buried here. This is our land, mixed with our blood, strengthened with our bone. Ours!” He was angry, but he was often angry. He glowered at me, as if wondering whether I was strong enough to hold this land of Northumbria that our ancestors had won with sword and spear and blood and slaughter.
Bernard CornwellAs individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate.
Criss JamiTag: day love society god nationalism patriotism death patriotic tragedy vanity memory selfishness memories pride culture falsehood commemoration individual honest universal routine popular-culture pop-culture holiday popular patriot lovelessness pop memorial insensitivity bandwagon commemorate fabrication insincere memorial-day tithe
The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.
Criss JamiTag: humor family people belief nationalism patriotism patriotic funny arrogance logic sarcasm statistics mystery illogical pride true country superiority superior inferiority nation bias funny-but-true patriot clan irrational sarcastic percent arrogant inferior estimate estimated estimation percentage prideful stat statistic stats
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