Quotes about Patriotism
I distrust the rash optimism in this country that cries, "Hurrah, we're all right! This is the greatest nation on earth," when there are grievances that call loudly for redress.
— Helen Keller
I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't.
— Ulysses S. Grant
The thing that I really love to do, that I now only do in the shower, is to sing the national anthem.
— Harris Faulkner
This is a nation that loves our freedom, loves our country.
— George W. Bush
May God bless the United States of America and all who call it home.
— Bill Clinton
The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.
— Joe Biden
As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
We Negroes love our country. We fought for it. We ask only that we be treated as well as those who fought against it.
— Frederick Douglass
I would remind my countrymen that they are to be men first, and Americans only at a late and convenient hour.
— Henry David Thoreau
I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together: black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young, old; gay, straight; men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance under the same proud flag to this big, bold country that we love. That's what I see. That's the America I know!
— Barack Obama
Disunion by force is treason.
— Andrew Jackson