"Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Patriotism Tags: combustible, patriotism, ready, rubbish More From Ambrose Bierce "Liberty: One of Imagination’s most precious possessions." "Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country." "Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance." More In Patriotism "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."― George Washington "I receive huge support from Irish and British sports fans alike and it is greatly appreciated. Likewise I feel I have a great affinity with the American sports fans. I play most of my golf in the U.S. nowadays and I am incredibly proud to have won the U.S. Open and U.S. PGA Championship in the last two years."― Rory McIlroy "I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."― Diogenes