Quotes about Patriotism and Nationalism

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

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.

Sovereignism is an exaggeration that always ends badly: It leads to war.

The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.

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

I hate pride, but if I were going to be proud of anything it would have to be something I'd done myself. Race pride is kind of stupid.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.

It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

We remember the Americans who put country above self, and set personal grievances aside for the greater good. We remember the Americans who held this country together during its most difficult hours; who put aside pride and party to form a more perfect union.