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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!

— Robert Walpole

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

— Voltaire

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.

— Greil Marcus

It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.

— John Boyle O'Reilly

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.

— Thomas Steinbeck

For me, the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that's what separates us from other countries.

— George Clooney

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

— Ambrose Bierce

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

— Michael Ignatieff

✗Opposing Perspectives

Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.

— John Dryden

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

— Barbara Ehrenreich

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

— Al Sharpton