Patriotism

Patriotism is the love that one feels for his or her country. Patriotism quotes reflect the importance of such feelings and pride in one’s country. Below are some of the greatest patriotism quotes on the web.

"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny."
― David Hume
"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."
― Diogenes
"Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it."
― Denis Diderot
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
― Howard Zinn
"Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue."
― Henry Bolingbroke
"It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me."
― Ho Chi Minh
"They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead."
― Henry A. Wallace
"During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism."
― Howard Thurman
"Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts."
― Mick Jagger
"I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism."
― Michael Ignatieff

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