No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Patriotism is the religion of hell.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
From my father's point of view, without a thought for self, a true patriot stands up against the stones of condemnation and speaks for those who are given no real voice in the halls of justice or the halls of government.
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.
The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.
I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.
Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.