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    One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

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There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true
patriotism.

by Robert C. Winthrop Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first best country ever is at home.

Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first best country ever is at home.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

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A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a read more

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

by John Dalberg Acton Found in: Patriotism Quotes,
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"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would
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"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would
think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying,
"My mother, drunk or sober."

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A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.

A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.

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