I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. — Abraham Lincoln

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. — James Bryce

Patriotism... is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai Stevenson

Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own. — Seneca

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. — Franklin D. Roosevelt

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. — William Shenstone

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. — George Bernard Shaw

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. — George William Curtis

The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree. — Thomas Campbell

Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. — Moshe Dayan

Who speaks of liberty while the human mind is in chains? — Francis Wright