Patriotism Quotes

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

Bertrand Russell

"The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously."

Julian Barnes

"Patriotism ruins history."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues."

Sydney J. Harris

"Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."

Calvin Coolidge

"I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American."

Daniel Webster

"Peace at home, peace in the world."

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies."

"Patriotism is not the fear of something; it is the love of something."

Adlai Stevenson

"Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy."

W. R. Inge

"Every man has two countries – his own and France."

Henri de Bornier

"Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties."

H. G. Wells

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

"The future of India lies in its villages."

"India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and the great grandmother of tradition."

Mark Twain

"We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India."

"Feel, my would-be reformers, my would-be patriots! Do you feel?"

"A country's greatness lies in its undying ideals of love and sacrifice that inspire the mothers of the race."

Sarojini Naidu

"Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birthright of all."

Bhagat Singh

"Self-government is the only and chief remedy."

Dadabhai Naoroji

"I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality."

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

"Manpower without unity is not a strength unless it is harmonized and united properly, then it becomes a spiritual power."

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

"Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it."

Pericles

"Our flag carries American ideas, American history and American feelings."

Henry Ward Beecher

"Flag of the free heart's hope and home!"

Joseph Rodman Drake