They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
Patriotism Quotes
What a pity is it That we can die but once to save our country!
Loyalty must arise spontaneously from the hearts of people who love their coountry and respect their government.
I must remind you, Lords, Senators, that extreme patriotism in the defense of freedom is no crime, and let me respectfully remind you that pusillanimity in the pursuit of justice is no virtue in a Roman.
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.
Patriotism, like religion, meets people’s need for something greater to which their individual lives can be anchored… America’s state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that “treason” is morally worse than murder or rape.
There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America.
Love of country is like love of woman – he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
They’ll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the national anthem.
Ev’ry heart beats true ‘Neath the Red, White, and Blue, Where there’s never a boast or brag. “Grand Old Rag”
