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Can a Communist, who is an internationalist, at the same time be a patriot? We hold that he not only can be but must be.
Mao Zedong1893–1976Role of the Chinese Communist Party in the National War (October 1938)
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
E. B. White1899–1985“Intimations” (December 1941)
- Comedy
Patriotism is proud of a country’s virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries, with their own specific virtues.
SHSydney J. Harris1917–1986Pieces of Eight (1982)
I love our country. I believe that our Constitution was inspired by Providence. I am convinced that freedom itself is dependent on the strength and vitality of our national character.
Mitt Romneyborn 1947Senate remarks on the Trump impeachment trial (2020)
- Freedom
Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners. A new arrival who talked patriotism would soon be told to cut it out.
Robert Graves1895–1985Goodbye to All That (1929), Ch. 17
- War & Peace
Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.
Simón Bolívar1783–1830Final proclamation to the people of Colombia (10 December 1830), as quoted in Thomas Rourke, Man of Glory: Simón Bolívar (1939)
- Life & Death
Patriotism is of its nature defensive, both militarily and culturally. Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from the desire for power.
George Orwell1903–1950Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Power
It is not always easy to say where we are from, what nationality we are. Home is where our heart is – and that cannot always be confined within national borders.
Harald V1937–2026Garden party in the Palace Park, welcoming speech (1 September 2016)
Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism.
Emma Goldman1869–1940“Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty”, Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)
I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance.
Henry Clay1777–1852Speech in the US Senate (14 February 1850), replying to Senator Henry S. Foote
- America
We are all Americans. Our common interests are as broad as the continent.
Theodore Roosevelt1858–1919The New Nationalism (1910)
- America
A non-violent soldier of freedom will covet nothing for himself, he fights only for the freedom of his country.
Mahatma Gandhi1869–1948From the Quit India speech in Bombay, on the eve of the Quit India movement (8 August 1942)
- Freedom
By “nationalism” I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled “good” or “bad.”
George Orwell1903–1950Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Politics
Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism.
George Orwell1903–1950Notes on Nationalism (1945)
- Politics
We do not retreat. We are not content to stand still. As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Third inaugural address (1941)
- America