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Famous Patriotism Quotes

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
Mark Twain
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
James Bryce
Patriotism has served, at different times, as widely different ends as a razor, which ought to be used in keeping your face clean and yet may be used to cut your own throat or that of an innocent person.
Charles Edward Montague
Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
Guy de Maupassant
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.
Denis Diderot
Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.
Bill Kristol
Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.
Mick Jagger
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Adlai Stevenson
Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
George Jean Nathan
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