“It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.”
— John Amery
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“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
— George Washington
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“I think Hispanic community – the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.”
— Ted Cruz
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“To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.”
— George Santayana
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“Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.”
— Henry Steele Commager
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“During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.”
— Howard Thurman
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“Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.”
— Denis Diderot
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“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
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“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
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“The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.”
— Earl Warren
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“Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.”
— Francis Ford Coppola
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