Patriotic Quotes

John Gunther

“Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea.” ~~ John Gunther

Archibald MacLeish

“There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.” ~~ Archibald MacLeish


George William Curtis

“A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.” ~~ George William Curtis

Louis D. Brandeis

“Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.” ~~ Louis D. Brandeis


Thomas Jefferson

“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” ~~ Thomas Jefferson

Mark Twain

“Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.” ~~ Mark Twain


Franklin D. Roosevelt

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” ~~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

Moshe Dayan

“Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.” ~~ Moshe Dayan

Abraham Lincoln

“Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people.” ~~ Abraham Lincoln

John F. Kennedy

“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 man.” ~~ John F. Kennedy

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