#patriotism

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. ↗

— Mark Twain

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Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. ↗

— Jane Addams

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There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. ↗

— Robert Charles Winthrop

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Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit. ↗

— Bill Kristol

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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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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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I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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