Patriotism Quotes

"These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." "Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people" "The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home." "The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom." "I'm nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible." "I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose." "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism." "In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it." "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer." "Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country" "We are the United States of America. There's nothing we can't do if we do it together" "In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty." "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants" "The people in this country have my last breath, from the son of a salesman in Scranton." "We have to restore the soul of America." "Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official." "To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" "As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world." "A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does. It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes."