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.
#41
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." - Winston Churchill
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#42
"Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism." - George Orwell
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#43
"If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never!" - William Pitt
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#44
"A nation is the same people living in the same place." - James Joyce
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#45
"The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience." - Lech Walesa
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#46
"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first." - Charles de Gaulle
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#47
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." - Howard Zinn
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#48
"There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag." - Jesse Ventura
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#49
"Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers." - Tecumseh
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#50
"No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach." - William Cowper
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#51
"The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave." - Alexander Pope
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#52
"Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation." - Jane Addams
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#53
"A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbors." - William Inge
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#54
"It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars." - Arthur C. Clarke
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#55
"If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen." - Ronald Reagan
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#56
"I think Americans are very patriotic." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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#57
"I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command." - John Buford
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#58
"Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles." - George Jean Nathan
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#59
"I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself." - Sitting Bull
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#60
"Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts." - Mick Jagger
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