A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.Golda Meir
Patriotism Quotes
These 19 quotes on patriotism come straight from the QuotePlace collection — lines by poets, philosophers, leaders and artists across the centuries. Open any card to read the quote on its own page and meet the author behind it.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.Abba Eban
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the lightest.Mencius
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.Ho Chi Minh
A nation that does not believe in its own strength as a nation cannot stand as an independent nation.Sukarno
Our country produces enough to feed us all. Alas, for lack of organization, we are forced to beg for food aid.Thomas Sankara
Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.John F. Kennedy
Nations are born in the hearts of poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.Muhammad Iqbal
The greatest hero is the one who serves his country and his people.Jin Yong
Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.Paramahansa Yogananda
I want our nation to be the most beautiful in the world — not the most powerful, but the most beautiful.Kim Gu
What love can be purer and more noble than love of one's own country?Andres Bonifacio
Nations are born in the hearts of poets; they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.Allama Iqbal
Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.Catherine the Great
You don't play for the crowd, you play for the country.M. S. Dhoni
The development of a nation is intimately linked with the understanding and application of science and technology by its people.Vikram Sarabhai
When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.Rabindranath Tagore
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.Friedrich Nietzsche
When the soul of a man is born in this country there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight.James Joyce