#otis

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

#believe #ceremonies #estimate #flourish #free

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#force #immediate #parent #principle #vital

If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#automatically #common #make #military #movies

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. ↗

— John F. Kerry

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Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#barbarism #civilization #defense #indispensable #patriotism

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#kill #killed #reasons #trivial #willingness

Religions are the cradles of despotism. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

#religions

Our brains are very animal but also very strange and egotistical. We're narcissistic. ↗

— Zoe Saldana

#animal #brains #egotistical #narcissistic #our

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. ↗

— George Santayana

#egotism #form #intolerance #share