George Washington Quotes

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

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• We want enough people adopting Bitcoin for a robust infrastructure. It's an act of patriotism. It gives the country a robust parallel system.

  

  Patrick M. Byrne
  • People
  • Country
  • Want

• Patriotism has no appeal to us; justice has. Party has no weight with us; principle has. Loyalty is meaningless; it depends on what one is loyal to.

  

  A. Philip Randolph
  • Party
  • Justice
  • Loyalty

• Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.

  

  Viktor Orban
  • Good
  • Dangerous
  • Patriotism

• I didn't see myself as any advance guard, or feminist.

  

  Ida Lupino
  • Myself
  • See
  • Feminist

• For me, my country comes first. Nothing else matters but my country. I always felt that the best way to express your patriotism is to spread love, and that's all I ever tried to do through my work and my cinema.

  

  Karan Johar
  • Work
  • Country
  • Way

• Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

  

  Calvin Coolidge
  • Country
  • America
  • Yourself

• A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

  

  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Long
  • Fight
  • Soldier

• It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

  

  R. Lee Ermey
  • God
  • Best
  • Uncle

• I think patriotism is all about wanting to see America better, wanting to see those are oppressed do better and get treated better.

  

  Nate Parker
  • America
  • Better
  • Patriotism

• Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

  

  Wallace Shawn
  • Country
  • Love
  • Why

• Patriots don't let their nation default.

  

  Gary Ackerman
  • Nation
  • Patriotism
  • Patriots

• Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

  

  Dale Carnegie
  • Nation
  • Nations
  • Patriotism

• You're obliged to pretend respect for people and institutions you think absurd. You live attached in a cowardly fashion to moral and social conventions you despise, condemn, and know lack all foundation.

  

  Octave Mirbeau
  • People
  • Live
  • Respect

• The ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator. Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.

  

  Alan Paton
  • Men
  • Destroy
  • Creator

• To me it's like starting all over, ... If you've watched any of the games I've played at the point guard position, it's honestly hard for other teams to stop it, because I'm putting pressure on guys. We don't always have to come down and rely on getting points off a set offense. We get a chance to run up and down the court and get a lot of easy baskets.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • Up
  • Stop
  • Games

• The sky's the limit for him, ... He's a tough guard. He's got the best coach in the world on his side.

  

  Allen Iverson
  • World
  • Sky
  • Coach

• Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

  

  Mick Jagger The Rolling Stones
  • War
  • Reaction
  • Patriotism

• Pretend to be mad and talk a lot. Then — and this is the important bit — do nothing at all until you absolutely have to and then make sure everyone dies.

  

  Jasper Fforde
  • Mad
  • Everyone
  • Dies

• No one has ever bought me underwear, and I'm a little bummed about that. Maybe it's not such a big deal any more.

  

  Sandra Bullock
  • Littles
  • Deals
  • Underwear

• I think there is no doubt that the advent of 24/7 news channels, which are voracious in their demand for constant new content, has accelerated the political process. The rise of social media, in addition to talkback, I think has intensified the political process.

  

  Tony Abbott
  • No Doubt
  • Addition
  • Channels

• I learned my phrasing from Frank. I loved him so much.

  

  Eydie Gorme
  • Learned
  • I Loved

• If you look at the history of large financial institutions, most of them have succeeded because of a deep presence in their home market.

  

  Uday Kotak
  • Home
  • History
  • Deep

• I was a kid, 12 or something, when the Partridge Family was big on TV. I liked the curly cord running from the bass to the amps, which were real fancy. That cord looked so cool. I said, 'Wow! I gotta play something like that!'

  

  Steven Siro Vai Alcatrazz
  • Real
  • Kids
  • Running

• Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

  

  George Washington
  • Pretend
  • Patriotism
  • Guard