I have no sense of patriotism but I do have a sense of community.

To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.

Unfortunately religion like patriotism is easy to misuse for political purposes.

Patriotism in America as I understand it is a matter of suffering when the country fails to live up to its promises or actively betrays them.

Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism that sort of thing.

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

If terror groups are to be defeated it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit.

True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism.