Patriotism Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old patriotism quotes, patriotism sayings, and patriotism proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The essence of patriotism is the sacrifice of personal interest to public welfare. William H. Burnham
By patriotism is meant, not only spontaneous, instinctive love for one's own nation, and preference for it above all other nations, but also the belief that such love and preference are good and useful. Leo Tolstoy
When a whole nation is roaring patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. George Santayana
True patriots we; for be it understood we left our country for our country's good. George Barrington
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi
Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors. Arthur Schopenhauer
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy
Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. Lord Byron
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely. Edmund Burke
True patriotism is not worship of our nation but rather, in the light of our worship of the God of justice, to conform our nation's ways of justice. Robert Mcafee Brown
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them the desire to do right is precisely the same. Robert E. Lee
My Country! When right keep it right; when wrong, set it right! Carl Schurz
Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least. Wendy Kaminer
Patriotism is a religion, the egg from which wars are hatched. Guy De Maupassant
Patriotism is a menace to liberty. Emma Goldman
You'll never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race. George Bernard Shaw
Blind patriotism has been kept intact by rewriting history to provide people with moral consolation and a psychological basis for denial. William H. Boyer
During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. Howard Thurman
A true patriot never abandons his country at the hour of need. Auliq Ice
What is light is to the eyes, what air is to be lungs, what love is to the heart, liberty is to be the soul of man. Robert Ingersoll
A good country song taps into strong undercurrents of family, faith and patriotism. George W. Bush
I believe in America because we have great dreams and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. Wendell L. Wilkie
America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Martinn Luther King Jr.
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. Andrew Jackson
I saw my grandson off to war. My grandson, heads for danger, bear, and sand. Alone. Carolyn Howard-Johnson
I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. Simone De Beauvoir
A patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. Adlai E. Stevenson
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington