“Patriotism means to stand by the country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. A patriot is one who loves his homeland. “The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.” What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? If we had to stand over the mangled corpses of schoolchildren killed in Afghanistan and listen to the wails of their parents, we would not be able to repeat clichés we use to justify war. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. This is why war is carefully sanitized.
The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. If patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel," it is not merely because evil deeds may be performed in the name of patriotism, but because patriotic fervor can obliterate moral distinctions altogether “If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.” Our goal is to help you by delivering amazing quotes to bring inspiration, personal growth, love and happiness to your everyday life. Fake smile. “It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.”
You know. Do not let selfish men or greedy interests skin your country of its beauty, its riches or its romance.” Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. “The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. “Every miserable fool who has nothing at all of which he can be proud, adopts as a last resource pride in the nation to which he belongs; he is ready and happy to defend all its faults and follies tooth and nail, thus reimbursing himself for his own inferiority.” “All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.” Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. And apparently I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions.” “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.”
Showing search results for "Fake Patriotism" sorted by relevance. We should never mistake patriotism for nationalism. “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Trump rallies tend to look like the inside of Betsy Ross’ colon, and not in a good way. “I do this real moron thing, and it's called thinking. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.”
Quotes tagged as "fake-patriotism" Showing 1-2 of 2 “YOU DON’T HAVE TO ALWAYS TAKE SIDES! He is not a bad citizen turning to crime; he is a good citizen driven to despair.” ... What country before ever existed a century and half without a rebellion? That is a very benign sentiment. “Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious” This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once.
“You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.” “Patriotism means to stand by the country.
We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak their minds and say America can do better, that is not a challenge to patriotism; it is the heart and soul of patriotism.Being fake in life is going to attract you fake reactions, fake crap, and fake friends. “A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! You will die like a dog for no good reason.” “In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.” It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. “The soldier is the Army. “He who joyfully marches to music rank and file has already earned my contempt. Tell me again how you want a real man?Everything is fake now a days, fake relationships, fake feelings, fake friends, even fake relatives.Fake people enjoy others who get sucked into their drama. He is, more likely, one who likes his country more than the rest of us, and is thus more disturbed than the rest of us when he sees it debauched. “A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” This is why we are given war's perverse and dark thrill but are spared from seeing war's consequences. If they remain quiet under such misconceptions, it is lethargy, the forerunner of death to the public liberty. It is its natural manure.” “In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. 1668 matching entries found. “If we really saw war, what war does to young minds and bodies, it would be impossible to embrace the myth of war. A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself.