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.
#61
"It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country." - Alfred Adler
unknown
Report8points
#62
"The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one." - William Shenstone
unknown
Report8points
#63
"My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country." - Walter Annenberg
unknown
Report8points
#64
"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism." - Robert Charles Winthrop
unknown
Report8points
#65
"Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose." - Frank Knox
unknown
Report8points
#66
"Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride." - Anne-Marie Slaughter
unknown
Report8points
#67
"I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country." - Marian Anderson
unknown
Report8points
#68
"Patriotism is a strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and ethnic composition is taken for granted." - Michael Ignatieff
unknown
Report8points
#69
"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong." - James Bryce
unknown
Report8points
#70
"It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me." - Ho Chi Minh
unknown
Report8points
#71
"When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses." - Chris Kyle
unknown
Report8points
#72
"It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you." - John Dos Passos
unknown
Report8points
#73
"Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism." - Joe Biden
unknown
Report8points
#74
"For a writer only one form of patriotism exists: his attitude toward language." - Joseph Brodsky
unknown
Report8points
#75
"I am not Left or Right. I believe in nationalism, patriotism, the federal structure, democracy, and the poor." - Mamata Banerjee
unknown
Report8points
#76
"There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism." - Michael Ignatieff
unknown
Report8points
#77
"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny." - David Hume
unknown
Report7points
#78
"Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it." - George Bernard Shaw
unknown
Report7points
#79
"Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practiced." - Robert Walpole
unknown
Report7points
#80
"The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride, and history." - Mike Fitzpatrick
unknown
Report7points
