60 Catchy Patriotic Quotes and Sayings
In this post, you will find amazing patriotic quotes and sayings.
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Short Patriotic Quotes and Sayings
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” —Benjamin Franklin
“It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.” —Aristotle
“Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.” —Mick Jagger
“Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” —Samuel Johnson
“Patriotism is collective responsibility.” —Arnold Glasow
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” —Thomas Campbell
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Patriotism is the secret resource of a successful society.” —Michael Ignatieff
“I think patriotism is like charity — it begins at home.” —Henry James
“Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.” —Oscar Wilde
“Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” —George Patton
“True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” —Clarence Darrow
“The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.” —Ronald Reagan
“People who enjoy waving flags don’t deserve to have one.” —Banksy
“Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” —George Bernard Shaw
“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” —Napoleon Bonaparte
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.” —Albert Camus
“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” —Edward Abbey
“He who loves not his country, can love nothing.” —Lord Byron
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” —Howard Zinn
“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt
“We can’t all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots.” —Charles F. Browne
“Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it’s wrong.” —Ron Paul
Patriotic Quotes and Sayings
“Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” —John F. Kennedy
“We will stand by the right, we will stand by the true, we will live, we will die for the red, white, and blue.” —Unknown
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he live. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” —Abraham Lincoln
“You’ll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.” —George Bernard Shaw
“True patriotism is loving your country and countrymen enough to want to make it better.” —Malcolm Jenkins
“Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.” —George Bernard Shaw
“If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.” —Hamilton Fish
“To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.” —Pauline Hanson
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” —Thomas Jefferson
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” —Bob Dylan
“True patriotism is not manifested in short, frenzied bursts of emotion. It is the tranquil, steady dedication of a lifetime.” —Adlai Stevenson
“Patriotism is not a short frenzied burst of emotion, but the long and steady dedication of a lifetime!” —Thomas Jefferson
“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” —James Bryce
“A man’s feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.” —George Santayana
“Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.” —Bertrand Russell
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” —Elmer Davis
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” —Thomas Jefferson
“Patriotism is a lively sense of responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill.” —Richard Aldington
“Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood — the virtues that made America.” —Theodore Roosevelt
“I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.” —Eugene V. Debs
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” —Harry S. Truman
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.” —Mark Twain
“A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.” —Bill Vaughan
“All we have of freedom, all we use or know – This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.” —Rudyard Kipling
“The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny.” —David Hume
Top Ten Patriotic Quotes and Sayings
Here you will find top ten Patriotic Quotes and Sayings selected by our team.
- “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” —John F. Kennedy
- “It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.” —Aristotle
- “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” —Thomas Campbell
- “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
- “Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” —George Patton
- “Patriotism: Your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.” —George Bernard Shaw
- “All we have of freedom, all we use or know – This our fathers bought for us long and long ago.” —Rudyard Kipling
- “Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.” —Ronald Reagan
- “Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.” —Bertrand Russell
- “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he live. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” —Abraham Lincoln
