Very Patriotic Quotes

#1. I've always been proud to represent my country, whether it be World Cups, European Championships or just friendly games, I've always been a proud person, I'm very patriotic.

David Beckham

#2. He wouldn't hear of anybody's paying taxes, though he was very patriotic.

Charles Dickens

#3. Rank and file Democrats are very patriotic. They love this country and support the military.

Dick Mountjoy

#4. I think Americans are very patriotic.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

#5. Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

Francis Ford Coppola

#6. When the war broke out I decided I would be very patriotic. Standing my full height. I presented myself to the Wacs and the to the Waves. And I was rejected - I was an inch too tall.

Julia Child

#7. I am very patriotic and grew up in a house with football fans.

Rachel Stevens

#8. Americans are very patriotic and they want someone to support. In order to entice more fans, and to allow F1 to compete with Nascar and IndyCar, there needs to be an American driver.

Alexander Rossi

#9. [The pamphlet] was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners.

Terry Pratchett

#10. '24' is not an anti-government show, really. We've always relied on Jack to fight for the greater good in his own way, and at times, '24' is very patriotic. For me personally, I definitely pay attention to things in a different way.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

#11. Anyone who knows anything about me knows that I am a very patriotic guy, in terms of my Scottishness and my roots.

Robert Carlyle

#12. The last thing I would do to this country is to even put my personal interests about the country's interest. I have never done that in my life, and I will never do it because I, you know, I was brought up as a very patriotic Egyptian, and this is not just going to happen.

Wael Ghonim

#13. American people are very patriotic, but there is no driver to get behind and support. I don't see why Formula One cannot be something America is a part of. I wouldn't say it's too European at all.

Alexander Rossi

#14. I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

Hunter S. Thompson

#15. The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.

William J. Clinton

#16. I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour.

Adam Hochschild

#17. Hispanic values are conservative values. Hispanics are highly religious, they're very strongly pro-traditional family ... not only pro-family, but also pro-life. They are highly patriotic.

Rafael Cruz

#18. Millionaires are just as patriotic as poor people. The very wealthy are just as noble and patriotic as the middle class. But nothing has been asked of them in this horrendous recession. And it's time we just ask.

Joe Biden

#19. It is at the precise moment that I take something for granted that I have placed myself in the precarious position of losing that very thing. And if that thing I risk losing is liberty, taking it for granted is foolishness of the most foolish sort.

Craig D. Lounsbrough

#20. I tried to imagine a church that did not support its country's wars as a matter of patriotic course and instead stood against the devastation and suffering they caused in people's lives. (from 'The Dance of the Dissident Daughter'.)

Sue Monk Kidd

#21. To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining the appropriations for the public service to such objects only as are clearly with the constitutional authority of the Federal Government.

Martin Van Buren

#22. Let no one misunderstand our idea; we do not confound what are called 'political opinions' with that grand aspiration after progress with that sublime patriotic, democratic, and human faith, which, in our days, should be the very foundation of all generous intelligence.

Victor Hugo

#23. For an American to be patriotic is to be loyal to the principles of our Constitution, and the First Amendment. The truth is that the policies of the government is sometimes in conflict with that. In our country, patriotism should not be defined as obedience to an authority.

Daniel Ellsberg

#24. Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.

George H. W. Bush

#25. Patriotism can be good or bad. Knee-jerk patriotism can be very bad. I'm patriotic almost to the point of self-consciousness, but I love my country the way I love a friend or a child who I would correct if she was going the wrong way. Who I expect the very best from.

Emmylou Harris

#26. Government should uphold-and not undermine-those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded: religion, education and, above all, family.

Ronald Reagan