828 Quotes About Patriotism

One religion or another--whatever gets it ready, in position. One fatherland or another--whatever helps it get a running start. Justice also works well at the outset until hate gets its own momentum going. Hatred. Hatred.

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

I have a yearning for my beautiful country, and I love its people because of their misery. But if my people rose, stimulated by plunder and motivated by what they call "patriotic spirit" to murder, and invaded my neighbour's country, then upon the committing of any human atrocity I would hate my people and my country.

In history, truth should be held sacred, at whatever cost . . . especially against the narrow and futile patriotism, which, instead of pressing forward in pursuit of truth, takes pride in walking backwards to cover the slightest nakedness of our forefathers.

Der er noget galt med mig. Enten elsker jeg mit fædreland, eller også har jeg flyskræk.

And always, as a way of drowning class resentment in a flood of slogans for national unity, there was patriotism.

Our history is stagnating. We can not agree upon national heroes.

Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.