“A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament, has, for himself, neither hope nor fear, neither kindness nor resentment, but refers every thing to the common interest”
Samuel Johnson
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”
George Bernard Shaw
“The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?”
Pablo Casals
“The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain”
George McGovern
“I showed my appreciation of my native land in the usual Irish way: by getting out of it as soon as I possibly could.”
“Politics is too partisan, and sometimes patriotism is cast aside. Patriotism is honor and love of your country and your brothers and sisters. With politics I get the impression that it's all about what's good for the party and not necessarily what's good for the country.”
Ricardo Montalban
“Patriotism is a beautiful thing - to love your country, your land, and your people and have a deep emotional affinity. But it can be so easily corrupted to polarized thinking, to harming others and ourselves if we don't realize what it is that is beautiful. It is beautiful because it is love.”
Patricia Sun
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