Leo Tolstoy Quotes

Patriotism ... for rulers is nothing else than a tool for achieving their power-hungry and money-hungry goals, and for the ruled it means renouncing their human dignity, reason, conscience, and slavish submission to those in power. ... Patriotism is slavery.

I can not be a traitor, for I owe him no allegiance. He is not my Sovereign; he never received my homage; and whilst life is in this persecuted body, he never shall receive it.

They act like they don’t love their country No, what is it is they found out their country don’t love them

He no play-a da game. He no make-a da rules.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

Ladies and gentlemen, even my own staff challenges me. When I issue edicts, commands, orders, ideas, you would think that there would be overwhelming blanket acquiescence, approval, and support.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official.

The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.

This House has heard discord and rebellion encouraged and avowed from more than one quarter.

The feeling of patriotism --- It is an immoral feeling because, instead of confessing himself a son of God ... or even a free man guided by his own reason, each man under the influence of patriotism confesses himself the son of his fatherland and the slave of his government, and commits actions contrary to his reason and conscience

The primary duty of Englishmen abroad and in the colonies is to attend at all times, the Service and Defense of their King and Native Country

I am committing high treason with all my might and means...

If I hated the United States, I would have left it long ago.

I'll flip a stupid tire. But I ain't running.

I will be in my coffin before I will fight again under your command.

Kill if you will, but command me nothing!

I haven't took no punishment. There's nothing cool about taking punishment.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.

I didn't want to do anything my mother wanted me to do so surely I wasn't going to sing for her.

Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told.

Do I think it's OK to fight authority as long as you're only talking about the high school teacher? No.

I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.

I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.