It’s no secret that Americans are considered patriotic. There’s huge pride in the country for everything American, from a love of football and baseball to the celebration of freedom. Waving flags, singing the national anthem, and honoring veterans are all second nature. So it’s no surprise Americans have a special place in their hearts for Independence Day!
The 4th of July is undoubtedly the most remarkable holiday for the United States, one of those days that brings people together as a nation to celebrate what makes it unique. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the past and what made America great while also looking ahead to ponder its future and what can be done to make the country even better. For everyone.
Whatever your stance on it is, patriotism is a complex topic, and many things have been said by both parties. So we decided to collect some well-known quotes about patriotism, from the most inspiring to the most thought-provoking.
#1
"A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works." - Bill Vaughan
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#2
"Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about." - Mark Twain
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#3
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson
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"True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else." - Clarence Darrow
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#5
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." - Edward Abbey
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#6
"I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world." - Eugene V. Debs
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#7
"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." - Aldous Huxley
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#8
"The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree." - Thomas Campbell
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#9
"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?" - Pablo Casals
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#10
"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race." - George Bernard Shaw
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#11
"It's not always clear where a healthy patriotism shades into a dangerous nationalism." - Ross Douthat
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#12
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." - Mark Twain
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#13
"Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons." - Bertrand Russell
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#14
"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." - Samuel Johnson
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#15
"When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish." - Lao Tzu
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#16
"Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious." - Oscar Wilde
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#17
"Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!" - Albert Einstein
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#18
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth." - Stonewall Jackson
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#19
"A steady patriot of the world alone, the friend of every country but his own." - George Canning
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#20
"From my father's point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for those who are given no real voice in the halls of justice or the halls of government." - Thomas Steinbeck
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