#patriotism

We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. ↗

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

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But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patriotism that our veterans have embodied in the past. We should take this opportunity to re-evaluate how we are treating our veterans in the present. ↗

— Nick Lampson

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There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

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The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

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Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere. ↗

— Chaim Potok

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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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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 the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. ↗

— George Santayana

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The young man looked down from the cart at the people in front of him. Jonah felt his teacher’s eyes meet his own, and for a fraction of a second a smile played on the prisoner’s lips. Then he glanced toward heaven and spoke. “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ↗

— Anna Myers

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