Antonio de Oliveira Salazar 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.

Let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

Like other ideals, patriotism varies from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.

I am no longer a Virginian. I am an American.

I'm extremely patriotic. I'll always be Canadian.

You can't underestimate how patriotic the people of this country are.

I wanted to make America proud.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.

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

I love my country more than anything else.

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.

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

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.

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.

If not for patriotism, barren lands would be deserted.

My course is clear. A British subject I was born, and a British subject I will die.

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.

When a whole nation is roaring Patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the cleanness of its hands and purity of its heart.

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

Patriotism is the trump card of a scoundrel.

Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.

Citizenship should be placed above everything else, even learning.

If you think of yourself as Chinese, Malays, Indians and Sri Lankans, then Singapore will collapse. You must think of Singapore: 'This is my country.' I fight and die for Singapore if necessary