The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.
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The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.
Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.
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.
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors.
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.
Men in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.
No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
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