#patriot

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

#acceptance #blind #call #country #deep

Into the soul of every student I would have instilled the patriotic fervor of Patrick Henry. ↗

— David O. McKay

#fervor #henry #i #instilled #into

For generations, Americans who aren't rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots - want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#apply #been #compatriots #country #everyone

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

#above #arbitrary #estate #often #principles

I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty of every patriot and citizen of our country to make sure that this party is destroyed. ↗

— Alexei Navalny

#corruption #country #crooks #destroyed #duty

The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#blood #from time to time #liberty #needs #patriots

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. ↗

— George Orwell

#always #class #hatred #internationalism #stronger

No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't see the use of the monarchy though I'm fierce patriot. I'm proud proud proud of being English, but I think the monarchy symbolizes a lot of what was wrong with the country. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#being #british #country #definitely #english

Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective in painting anyone who disagreed with the policies as unpatriotic or even traitorous. ↗

— Jimmy Carter

#after #america #anyone #bush #bush administration

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? ↗

— Pablo Casals

#border #country #love #should #splendid