Augusto Pinochet Quotes

Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.

Our first responsibility is not to ourselves. Our first responsibility is to our country and to our God.

In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.

It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.

Politics is really religion. Politics is about sacredness. Politics is about offering a vision that will bind the nation together to pursue greatness.

Saving souls was once the most popular work; but now saving the country takes the lead.

We will prove to our countrymen that the ties formed by grace and faith are stronger than flesh and blood. God and our country – this [is] our watchword. Loyalty to God’s church and to our country – this [is] our religious and political faith.

Ten or twenty years ago, the form of nationalism most closely corresponding to Communism today was political Catholicism.

When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism!

Faith is important to me. It's important to millions of Australians. It helps to shape who I am. It helps to shape my values. But it must never, never dictate my politics.

For me, 'Lamb' started out as a further exploration of the phenomenon of faith and the responsibility of a messiah that I touched on in 'Coyote Blue' and 'Island of the Sequined Love Nun,' but it ended up being an exploration of the true meaning of sacrifice, loyalty, and friendship.

I am waiting for them to prove that God is really American.

A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion, whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.

Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies.

It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.

I know many Catholics love God with all their heart. I have genuine respect for anyone who truly has given their life to Christ. We read about Mother Teresa and what a wonderful example she was.

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.

Patriotism is the religion of hell.

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one.

To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely.

I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God - my daughter to my country.

Love is my religion - I could die for it.