Love of country produces among men such examples as Cincinnatus, Alfred, Washington--pure, unselfish, symmetrical; among women, Vittoria Colonna, Mad….

Our country is wherever we are well off. [Lat., Patria est, ubicunque est bene.].

Patriotism is the religion of hell..

A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation's flag, sees not the flag, but the nation itself..

To be a good patriot, a man must consider his countrymen as God's creatures, and himself as accountable for his acting towards them..

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

Patria est communis omnium parens. Our country is the common parent of all..

The love of Americans for their country is not an indulgent, it is an exacting and chastising love; they cannot tolerate its defects..

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded..

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessit….

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism..

There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people..

We would rather starve than sell our national honor..

Patriotism has become a mere national self assertion, a sentimentality of flag-cheering with no constructive duties..

I never considered myself a patriot. I like to think I recognize only humanity as my nation..