John Boyle O'Reilly

It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.

Irish Poet

Shinzo Abe

I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized as I try to exercise what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.

Japanese Statesman

Kim Jong-un

Those who do not cherish affection for their parents, spouses and children and for their homes, villages and workplaces cannot love their country and fellow people; they can never become genuine patriots.

North Korean Leader

Barack Obama

As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future.

American President

Francois Fenelon

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

French Clergyman

James Otis

These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

American Lawyer

Lord Byron

For what were all these country patriots born? To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn?

British Poet

Robert Walpole

I have never been afraid of making patriots; but I disdain and despise all their efforts.

British Statesman

George Canning

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

English Statesman

Jamie Dimon

I am a patriot: I want to help my country and help it grow.

American Businessman

Patriot often implies positive feelings like pride and love for one's country.

Positive Emotion

'Patriot' doesn't only refer to soldiers or fighters; civilians can be patriots too.

Not Always Militant

In different countries, 'patriot' may have varied implications beyond general loyalty.

Cultural Context

 It's how you learned what it meant to be a man or a woman, what it meant to behave yourself in public, what it meant to be a patriot and have good manners. It's all the constituent social relations that make us up as a people. It's, in short, how we learn what we know about other people and about the world.

Bring on the female...

 to preserve protect and defend it we're not enemies but friends we must not be enemies though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection the mystic chords of memory stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land

Bonus Episode: Bicycles,...

 the kind of Internet we want, the kind of relationship between people and societies. And that's what I'm hoping the debate will move towards, and we've seen that increasing over time. If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like "hero." I wouldn't use "patriot," and I wouldn't use "traitor."

How we take back the...

 nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." Bush's bigotry was not an isolated mistake, blurted out in the heat of the moment and later retracted. He stood by it in the face of repeated calls for clarification or withdrawal. He really meant it.

Militant atheism PIPE...

 They did. In the same year, we were ready. The year we lost our inhibition and moved with courageous abandon was also the year we stared down barrels, sang of cranes in skies, ducked and parried, caught gold in hijab, collected death threats, knew ourselves as patriots,

Chinaka Hodge: What will...

 That's the America my grandmother believed in. That's the America that has made us a magnet to talent from all over the world. That's the America that makes me and countless other men and women from every race and background a patriot.

A Different Understanding...

 slave trade was booming should support a patriot army whose ranks were populated by liberated slaves in London out-of-work veterans of the Napoleonic Wars signed on to fight for believe ours cause but there would be many more years

The impact of Simón...

 noise reduction technology our country would not exist so as a patriot I felt you know it was important to I wear all the ear plugs and the ear phones and it's really improved my life in in a surprising and unexpected way and the

How healthy living...

 and loyalties to different groups. For example, I can be a good patriot, loyal to my country, and at the same time, be loyal to my family, my neighborhood, my profession, humankind as a whole, truth and beauty.

Why fascism is so...

 so that they could concentrate. So without noise reduction technology, our country would not exist. So as a patriot, I felt it was important to -- I wear all the earplugs and the earphones,