I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my countryNathan Haleprior to his execution by the British in 1776
It is a sweet and honourable thing to die for your country (dulce et decorum est pro patria mori)HoraceOdes
Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrelSamuel Johnson
And so, my fellow Americans; ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of manJohn F. Kennedyinaugural address
England expects that every man will do his dutyHoratio Nelsonsaid at the Battle of Trafalgar
What do I mean by patriotism in the context of our times? ... a sense of national responsibility ... a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetimeAdlai Stevensonspeech to the American Legion Convention
Never was patriot yet, but was a foolJohn DrydenAbsalom and Achitophel
That kind of patriotism which consists in hating all other nationsElizabeth GaskellSylvia's Lovers
You'll never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human raceGeorge Bernard ShawO'Flaherty V.C.
Our country, right or wrong!Stephen Decaturtoast
If I should die, think only this of me, That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever EnglandRupert BrookeThe Soldier
Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility. Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghillRichard AldingtonThe Colonel's Daughter
patriotism: combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his nameAmbrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary
Word Link
Word Link
ism ≈ action or state : communism, optimism, patriotism