Patriotic Quotes - Page 7

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

It is the love of country that has lighted and that keeps glowing the holy fire of patriotism.

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.

It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.

America is a tune. It must be sung together.

Liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty, but also by the abuse of power.

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

Americans are hungering to feel proud and patriotic again.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers.

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.

No man can sit down and withhold his hands from the warfare against wrong and get peace from his acquiescence.

My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights.

A people living under the perpetual menace of war and invasion is very easy to govern. It demands no social reform. It does not haggle over expenditures for armaments and military equipment. It pays without discussion, it ruins itself, and that is an excellent thing for the syndicates of financiers and manufacturers for whom patriotic terrors are an abundant source of gain.

The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.

For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.

All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.

The Constitution is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.

Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.

To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography.