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Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president.

To my mind, if we do not get a handle on money in politics and the degree to which big money controls the political process in this country, nobody is going to bring about the changes that is needed in this country for the middle class and working families.

Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for others is not love, love for one’s country which is not part of one’s love for humanity is not love, but idolatrous worship.

Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

This country has a mental health problem disguised as a gun problem, and a tyranny problem disguised as a security problem.

I will fight for my country, but I will not lie for her.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.

The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.

Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.

Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.

Peaceful coexistence cannot be limited to the powerful countries if we want to ensure world peace.

If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

A country is either a sovereign nation or a colony. There is nothing in-between.

If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. It’s not a bluff.

One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour – the outcome of the campaign, and one day – the fate of the country.

Only in America can you find so many angry people claiming to love their country, while hating almost anyone in it.

[The US] is the most warlike country on earth.

I love my country. I love my guns. I love my family. I love the way it is now, and anybody that tries to change it has to come through me. That should be all of our attitudes. Cause this is America, and a country boy is good enough for me, son.

There’s a lot of things wrong with this country, but one of the few things still right with it is that a man can steer clear of the organized bullshit if he really wants to. It’s a goddamned luxury, and if I were you, I’d take advantage of it while you can.

Abuse of power isn’t limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we’re not vigilant.

There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.

You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost all of the time.

[H]owever weak our country may be, I hope we shall never sacrifice our liberties.

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that’s not comfortable for the average person.

I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.

On issue after issue, the polls – and these are not snapshot polls; these are polls over a consistent period of time – show that most Americans share what one could call core liberal or progressive values: investment in health care and education over tax cuts; fair trade over free trade; corporate accountability over deregulation; environmental protection over laissez-faire policies; defending Social Security and Medicare over privatizing them; raising the minimum wage over eliminating it. The country prefers progressive alternatives to the failed policies of the conservative right.

The United States of America is a threat to world peace. Because what [America] is saying is that if you are afraid of a veto in the Security Council, you can go outside and take action and violate the sovereignty of other countries. That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms.

Indigenous people made huge contributions to this country. The biggest is in sharing the land and resources. People need to see that, understand that. Indigenous people should be viewed as the founding peoples of this land.

Racism has never done this country any good, and it needs to be fought against, not put under new management for different groups.