Best 61 quotes in «patriot quotes» category

I love playing football. I love playing for the Patriots.

In imperialism nothing fails like success. If the conqueror oppresses his subjects, they will become fanatical patriots, and sooner or later have their revenge; if he treats them well, and governs them for their good, they will multiply faster than their rulers, till they claim their independence.

I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.

It's the reason the United States fell into the Patriot Act - because they were reacting.

I will not let the patriot act, the most un-patriotic of acts, go unchallenged.

Neurotics make poor patriots; if you're ashamed of something as big as yourself, it's hard to be proud of something as small as your country.

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

PATRIOT, n. One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors.

In terms of the Patriot Act, and all the other things he has pledged he would do, such as transparency in government,[Barack] Obama has reneged on his promises.

I think it's dawning on some Democrats that obstructing the Patriot Act, like they've been obstructing everything else, is bad for them politically.

Only an armed people can be truly free. Only an unarmed people can ever be enslaved.

Osama bin Laden, who is a Saudi, feels himself to be a patriot because the U.S. has forces in Saudi Arabia, which is sacred because it is the land of the prophet Mohammed.

Our supple tribes repress their patriot throats, And ask no questions but the price of votes.

Patriotism can flourish only where racism and nationalism are given no quarter. We should never mistake patriotism for nationalism. A patriot is one who loves his homeland. A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.

Property must be secured, or liberty cannot exist.

The nation is divided, half patriots and half traitors, and no man can tell which from which.

the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment.

So you see, when war comes to one’s village, one’s doorstep, it isn’t tragic and impersonal any longer. It is just an excuse to vomit private hatred. That is why I am not a great patriot.

These manly sentiments, in private life, make the good citizen; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

The Patriot wears that mask EVERYWHERE! Even in the shower!

The Patriot Act allows and provides a basis for an exchange of information.

The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.

They call me racist too just because I disagree with a President who happens to be black. You are not racists - you are patriots.

We are in an era where censorship is creeping back in through the Patriot Act and where people are.. being intimidated not to speak about what we should be speaking about.

Traitors who prevail are patriots; usurpers who succeed are divine emperors.

This is 2003, 2004. And then I started - after the Patriot Act, I would always get my financial packages in the mail and they would just be opened. And it was like, what is going on here?

We are in a strange period of history in which a revolutionary has to be a patriot and a patriot has to be a revolutionary.

Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery.

We should stop calling ourselves environmentalists - and just call ourselves patriots.

Why are the patriots the ones who don't want to spend money on trains?

Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away?

We have been through four and five generations of technology since the PATRIOT Act.

While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to ensure greater security for our nation.

A patriot is not someone who condones the conduct of our country whatever it does. It is someone who fights every day for the ideals of the country, whatever it takes.

Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.

Fire burned in her heart, and her wounded soul spread out, casting a shadow like wings across her country.

I am suprised to a mad extent that people who claim to be intelligent and truth seeking go to church, hear their religious leaders say something, and without vetting it to a reasonable extent swallow it hook and all. Now the church has moved from speaking truth to power but has now aced her game by canvassing for politicians who have no business with God or his people. "by the use of simple propaganda even the most spiritual among us can be sold for the price of an orange," and the church is already falling into this snare. Without sentiments my prayers has been that God should raise us leaders who will futher his enterprise, leaders who will put God and the masses first. So it does not matter if it is Buhari or Jonathan, after all God used Cyrus who was a full blooded gentile(Isaiah 45 verses 1-8) to futher His cause. I strongly urge Nigerians to continue in their prayers for this Jerusalem. Left to some of our religious leaders they will even go the extent of helping God to decide who gets the votes. Let's not allow ourselves to be blinded by the curtains of religion and politics. And instead of using social media to spread bad blood and create feuds, let's encourage and spread the message of peace. Come the D day, we will go out there, vote (at least we have that right), and leave the rest to God. I am a Patriot

It's because of my grandfather that I became a Young Avenger. But it's hard sometimes, to be a black kid carrying a name like "Patriot". I remember talking to Captain America about before he died, and he explained what Patriotism meant to him... It wasn't about blindly supporting your government. It was about knowing what your country could be, what it should be... And trying to lead it there through your example. And holding it accountable when it failed. I remember he said: "There's noting patriotic about corruption or cover-ups... or defending them. But exposing them, well, that takes a hero.

I might be the hazardous waste site that polluted it, but Cape Breton Island is still my home.

Patriotism is a thing difficult to put into words. It is neither precisely an emotion nor an opinion, nor a mandate, but a state of mind -- a reflection of our own personal sense of worth, and respect for our roots. Love of country plays a part, but it's not merely love. Neither is it pride, although pride too is one of the ingredients. Patriotism is a commitment to what is best inside us all. And it's a recognition of that wondrous common essence in our greater surroundings -- our school, team, city, state, our immediate society -- often ultimately delineated by our ethnic roots and borders... but not always. Indeed, these border lines are so fluid... And we do not pay allegiance as much as we resonate with a shared spirit. We all feel an undeniable bond with the land where we were born. And yet, if we leave it for another, we grow to feel a similar bond, often of a more complex nature. Both are forms of patriotism -- the first, involuntary, by birth, the second by choice. Neither is less worthy than the other. But one is earned.

The duty of a true Patriot is to protect his country from its government.

Unless we can restore what George Orwell called patriotism as opposed to nationalism, we will see the rise of the far right, as is happening already in Europe.

The Government is making a fool of itself by attributing all terrorism and acts against the government only to one single patriot

The land is always there...it is you who has to return

The only time for blind patriotism is when standing blindfolded before a firing squad.

There is more for us to gain through love than hate.

This Land Is Protected By Million’s Blood Bath, If Needed, We’ll Fight Again By Sipping The Death Bowl....

VW used to mean FAHRVERGNUGEN and now it's FARFROMUNION! Birgit Von Schondorf

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

A patriot is one who wrestles for the soul of her country as she wrestles for her own being.