— You don't like your country, then? — I live in it. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayGladys MonmouthLord Henry WottonHomelandIronic Quotes
— Do you, at this time, have any fear of returning to your own country? — No. — OK. Let me try it again. Your country's at war. There are men in the streets with guns. Political persecution. — Yes. It's terrible. — Yeah, it's horrible. And God only knows what could happen. Innocent people are torn from their beds. — On Tuesdays. I hate Tuesdays. — So you're afraid? — From what? — Krakozhia. You're afraid of Krakozhia. — Krakozhia? No, I am not afraid from Krakozhia. I'm a little afraid of this room. — I'm talking about bombs. I'm talking about human dignity. Human rights. Viktor, please don't be afraid to tell me you're afraid of Krakozhia. — Is home. I am not afraid from my home.Show full quote Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? The TerminalViktor NavorskiFrank DixonCountryHomelandWarHouseMeaningful Quotes
Our people lose faith. He looks to me to make things right, and I, I would do it. I would see the glory of Gondor restored. have you ever seen it, Aragorn? The white tower of Ithilien. Glimmering like a spike of burning silver. Its banner caught high in the morning breeze. Have you ever been called home by the clear ringing of silver trumpets? Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The RingBoromirBeautiful Quotes
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? 23 comments John F. Kennedy
He who loses his motherland loses everything. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? 1 comment Abkhaz proverbs and sayingsHomelandLossMeaningful Quotes
What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child? Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Lin YutangFood
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Clarence DarrowMotivational Quotes
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Theodore RooseveltCountryPresident
Patriotism does not have a four-year shelf life. But politicians do. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? SwordfishGabriel ShearPolitics
When fighting under the native sky, force trebles. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Abkhaz proverbs and sayingsWarStrengthHomelandBattleMeaningful Quotes
No Pashtun leaves his land of his own sweet will. Either he leaves from poverty or he leaves for love. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Malala YousafzaiI Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the TalibanMalala YousafzaiPoor, PovertyHomeland
We'll be branded as traitors, the gravest capital crime. Punishable by death. A couple hundred years ago... a few guys named Washington, Jefferson and Adams... were branded as traitors by the British. And now they're called patriots. In time, so shall we. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? The RockFrank Hummel
There is only one sacrifice nobler than sacrificing one's self for their country; that is marrying a man who does. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? The Four FeathersGeneral FavershamService, EmploymentVictim
I’ll carry this flag, To the grave if I must. Because it’s flag that I love And a flag that I trust. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Rise AgainstHero of WarFlagSad Quotes
To be torn from the country that you love is not something to wish on anyone. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Malala YousafzaiI Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the TalibanMalala YousafzaiHomelandGriefParting
Patriotism — combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first. Copy quote Share Mistake in quote? Ambrose BierceThe Devil's Dictionary