Patriotism Quotes

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

- Bertrand Russell

I love my country, not my government.

- Jesse Ventura

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

- Albert Einstein

The essence of patriotism is the sacrifice of personal interest to public welfare.

- William H. Burnham

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own.

- Seneca

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

- Jesse Ventura

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

- Mark Twain

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Those who love their country never wish to rule it.

- Abraham Miller

A true patriot never abandons his country at the hour of need.

- Auliq Ice

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

- George William Curtis