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Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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If military movies were automatically successful we'd make nothing but military movies. But seriously, patriotism is one thing that all Americans have in common. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

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I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. ↗

— John F. Kerry

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Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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