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Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

There are others who aim at popularity under the disguise of patriotism.

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.

On television, it's all just shiny, successful people, and so I feel somebody has to wave a flag for the ordinary people who are not quite sure that they are getting it right.

This nation was founded by rebels and revolutionaries, and its flags were carried across the battlefields by people who were very, very against the status quo and who questioned and criticized.

Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things... I say, don't live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it.

I don't think a lot of people are able to relate to genuine patriotism, a genuinely good feeling about our country and its meaning to the rest of the world.

Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.