#Patriotism

"Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched."[My Uncle Sosthenes]"

"Where humanitysowed faith, hope, and unity, joy’s garden blossomed."

"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 the success of liberty."

"My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth."

"We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense."

"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and then they make you king."

"Nation needs soldiers, politics needs civilians."

"In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People."(Canton, OH, Anti-War Speech, June 16, 1918)"

"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearth-stone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.--as quoted in THE RIVER OF WINGED DREAMS"

"My films are always concerned with family, friendship, honor, and patriotism."

"Your friends can be double-edged knife thy can either nurture you or destroy you. Choose them Wisely......"

"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation."

"It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do."

"On my honor, I will do my bestTo do my duty To God and my country"

"Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it."

"I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God."

"Create your own path.Don't blindly follow the massess... because most of the time the "M"is silent."

"I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions."

"It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job."