#patriotism

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. ↗

— Adlai Stevenson

#emotion #frenzied #lifetime #outburst #patriotism

I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#got #i #i think #ii #initially

Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing. ↗

— Janet Suzman

#bag #being #carpet #carry #emphasis

Look, I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. ↗

— Ted Cruz

#conservative #faith #family #fundamentally #hispanic

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#political-philosophy #political

The young man looked down from the cart at the people in front of him. Jonah felt his teacher’s eyes meet his own, and for a fraction of a second a smile played on the prisoner’s lips. Then he glanced toward heaven and spoke. “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ↗

— Anna Myers

#heroes #history #nathan-hale #patriotism #revolutionary-war

We fell in love like the Fourth of July. But there was nothing red, white, and blue about it, because we fell in love in England, despite the fact that the colors on their flag are also red, white, and blue.
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— Jarod Kintz

#patriotic #patriotism #love

I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. ↗

— Albert Camus

#nationalism #patriotism #love

It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to love our own kind. Instead we admire those who show our country disrespect and betray its people. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#patriotism #superiority #love

I'd like to see a flag made not out of stars and stripes, but rather fingers and knuckles, so that it could really wave in the wind. It would be the most welcoming flag in all the world. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#fingers #flag #global #globalism #patriotic