“You know what makes me uncomfortable? People who won’t stick up for their own country. I mean, I don’t blame Muslims for sticking up for their country.”— Roger Ailes, gwfohio.org
“I declare that civil war is inevitable and is near at hand. When it comes the descendants of the heros of Lexington and Bunker Hill will be found equal in patriotism, courage and heroic endurance with the descendants of the heroes of Cowpens and Yorktown. For this reason I predict the civil war whic…”— Sam Houston, famoustexans.com
“Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.”— Ron Paul, campaignforliberty.org
“Jobs are not being destroyed they are being relocated. The fact that you see that as inherently bad means that you are an irrational patriot. To put it another way: a patriot.”— Seth Hoffman, Dr. Gregory House, Hugh Laurie, amazon.com
“I see Americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together – black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American; young and old; gay, straight, men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance, under the same proud flag, to this big, bold country tha…”— Barack Obama, politico.com
“He said that man’s heart was the only bad heart in the animal kingdom; that man was the only animal capable of feeling malice, envy, vindictiveness, revengefulness, hatred, selfishness, the only animal that loves drunkenness, almost the only animal that could endure personal uncleanliness and a filt…”— Mark Twain, amazon.com
“It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.”— Theodore Roosevelt, nps.gov