Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

I was weaned not on television or Wild West sagas but on stories of nationalism and patriotism. I would sit at my mother's feet by the hour and drink in these exciting tales of the freedom fighters in our family.

I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

I've had a couple of very significantly in-depth discussions with Donald Trump about America and about patriotism and about the gifts this country has given him.

There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

Since Ronald Reagan we have had this assumption in the United States that the Republicans are the party of the military, the Republicans are the party of patriotism, the Republicans are the party of American values.

Like George Sand, the feminism of the present day asserts the right of free thought against the creed of authority in every field; the solidarity of mankind and the cause of peace against the patriotism of militarism; social reform against the existing relations of society.

A space nerd as a kid, I learned early that putting a man on the moon took American unity, grit, determination, teamwork, hardship, innovation, sacrifice and patriotism.

The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.

We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

I don't need a certificate of my patriotism from those in the establishment.