Patriotism Quotes

"Is France finished? Is that long and famous history, adorned by so many manifestations of genius and valour, bearing with it so much that is precious to culture and civilisation, and above all to the liberties of mankind—is all that now to sink for ever into the ocean of the past, or will France rise again and resume her rightful place in the structure of what may one day be again the family of Europe? I declare to you here, on this considerable occasion, even now when misguided or suborned Frenchmen are firing upon their rescuers, I declare to you my faith that France will rise again."

"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."

"It's morning again in America"

"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 success of liberty"

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official."

"I believe the soul of this nation is defined by the people who choose to stand, to stand up to the abuse of power, to stand up for the least among us, to stand up for those who would break the country to get rich or get elected"

"We are the United States of America. There's nothing we can't do if we do it together"

"I am not a cynic. I love my country and want to see it live up to its ideals"

"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."

"A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works"

"The reason I'm patriotic about England is because this is where my roots are."

"Our founders did not try to create a nation where every citizen would be the same"

"The American people are tough, they're not going to be knocked down by this"

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterward"

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."