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I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused 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.

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.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.