John Layfield Quotes

Patriotism, love of country, and pride in the flag which symbolizes country may be feelings which the race will at some period outgrow, but at present they are very real and strong, and the man who lacks them is a useless creature, a mere encumbrance to the land.

I love my country more than anything else.

I want to light the lights of patriotism.

With all her faults she is my country still.

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.

I am a man that loves the flag.

I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

I wanted to make America proud.

I’m not a patriot to a flag, I’m a patriot to a land.

Let the one fight for his flag, and the other for his ideal, and let them both imagine that they are fighting for the country; the strife will be colossal.

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

I am not the flag: not at all. I am but its shadow.

We live in a great country. It's time again to get religion about it.

Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

I remain attached to my nation.

I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.

I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.

Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist.

I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry.

I gave my heart to the Americans and thought of nothing else but raising my banner and adding my colors to theirs.

I'm a patriot of the heart.

I am an American in every fiber of my body and in every heartbeat.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

He is a poor patriot whose patriotism does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland.