Respect for Country Quotes

Patriotism, love of country, and pride in the flag which symbolizes country may be feelings which the race will at some period outgrow, but at present they are very real and strong, and the man who lacks them is a useless creature, a mere encumbrance to the land.

I don’t like to see our flag torn down and trampled upon anywhere in the world and I think most Americans agree with me on that. I don’t like to see American citizens pushed around and there’s no good reason for letting it happen

Patriotism is a little like strength. If you've got it, you don't have to wear it on your sleeve.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

I am proud to be Chinese, and I do not tolerate any traitor.

Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith.

I have a deep sense of responsibility to my country and Greek people.

There is no party that has a lock on patriotism.

Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.

I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

Just because I believe in the identity and integrity of my country doesn't make a xenophobe or a nationalist.

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to function.

Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

Yes, I'm a patriotic person. For these people who disgrace the American way and burn our flag and do all of these things... I say, don't live here and disgrace my country. Go live in the Middle East and see how you like it.

I want to fight Bisping, whether it's for a belt or no belt, because he doesn't respect my country, my flag.

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred.

Standing up for national anthem doesn't make you an Indian. Posting flags on social networks doesn't make you an Indian.

Messi owes something to Argentina. He knows that.

We must let our young men know that they owe some responsibility to this country.

I grew up in a house where service to the country was a way of life, not a means of reaching a personal goal.

When I did the anthem, I did it with the understanding in my heart and mind that I did it because I'm a patriot. I was trying to be a grateful patriot. I was expressing my feelings for America when I did the anthem my way instead of just singing it with an orchestra.

Hypocrites and frauds of old used to drink a thousand times more, secretly in hovels as they indulged in all sorts of nastiness. I am not a fraud. I drink in my nation’s honor.

Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, academic freedom, freedom of conscience—these are noble and inspiring phrases; as symbols of causes they are worth fighting for and dying for. The more pity that they should be invoked so often these days in behalf of those who abuse their freedom to the injury of their country's cause. When peace comes, freedom will be as regnant in American life and thought as ever before. But in the meantime, they are not helping the cause of freedom who are using it as a cloak to conceal disloyalty.

As an American, you have the right to protest me or another individual or a group, but I believe that protesting the United States for the mistakes it has made - when it gave you the freedom to do so in the first place - is disrespectful.