I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them. Read Summary
I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally. Read Summary
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it. Read Summary
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. Read Summary
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. Read Summary
We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all. Read Summary
People say I should be running for a gold medal for the old red, white and blue and all that bull, but it's not gonna be that way. Read Summary
To hell with love of country - I compete for myself. Read Summary
Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. Read Summary
If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under. Read Summary
The Gross National Product measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country. It measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile, and it can tell us everything about America - except whether we are proud to be Americans. Read Summary
Tell them to send everything that can fly. Read Summary
I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. Read Summary
If your neighbor has a completely different view on abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, all of those things, you still are both Americans. Neither one of you is necessarily more patriotic than the other. Neither loves their country any more than the other one does. Read Summary
Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. Read Summary
Love and business and family and religion and art and patriotism are nothing but shadows of words when a man's starving! Read Summary
The real question is, at the end of the day, do we want to run our country? Are we proud of who we are? Are we happy to be just a star on somebody else's flag, or do we want to be an independent nation? Read Summary
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French. Read Summary
And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you. Read Summary
I think to be - for me to be an American is - you know, it's one of the greatest things in the world for - you know, for me just because I've been able to grow up with everything. The freedom. You know, in my eyes this is the greatest country in the world. Read Summary