AtomicQuote

George Orwell Quote

Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opposite of Conservatism, since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same.

George Orwell

Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism. It is actually the opposite of Conservatism, since it is a devotion to something that is always changing and yet is felt to be mystically the same.

Tags: patriotism

Related Quotes

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

Harry W. Kroto

The humanitarian philosophies that have been developed (sometimes under some religious banner and invariably in the face of religious opposition) are human inventions, as the name implies - and our sp...

Tags: equality, freedom, patriotism, politics, science, strength, philosophy, acceptance, immortality, humanism

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

Criss Jami

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

Tags: love, patriotism, peace, truth, war, hate, fighting, enemy, protection, conflict

A true patriot never abandons his country at the hour of need.

Auliq Ice

A true patriot never abandons his country at the hour of need.

Tags: patriotism, activism, nationalism, patriotic, ebola in africa

I love my country, not my government.

Jesse Ventura

I love my country, not my government.

Tags: freedom, government, patriotism, liberty, despotism, totalitarianism, constitution, nationalism, bill of rights, libertarianism

The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to hea...

Aberjhani

The job facing American voters… in the days and years to come is to determine which hearts, minds and souls command those qualities best suited to unify a country rather than further divide it, to hea...

Tags: courage, famous, fear, hope, patriotism, politics, options, choosing, civic duty, political philosophy

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.

DaShanne Stokes

If you love your country, you must be willing to defend it from fraud, bigotry, and recklessness--even from a president.

Tags: patriotism, hate, hatred, lgbt, bigotry, racism, take action, race, discrimination, prejudice

Me, personally. I do not know a soul who perished that day of 9/11. But it did then, does now, and I imagine it always will bring out the Patriot in me.

James Hauenstein

Me, personally. I do not know a soul who perished that day of 9/11. But it did then, does now, and I imagine it always will bring out the Patriot in me.

Tags: patriotism, heroes, heroism, remembering, 9 11, patriotic, al qaeda, memorial, pentagon, trade centers

And I wonder, therefore, how James Atlas can have been so indulgent in his recent essay ‘The Changing World of New York Intellectuals.’ This rather shallow piece appeared in the magazine, and took us...

Christopher Hitchens

And I wonder, therefore, how James Atlas can have been so indulgent in his recent essay ‘The Changing World of New York Intellectuals.’ This rather shallow piece appeared in the magazine, and took us...

Tags: patriotism, power, communism, fundamentalism, intellectuals, debate, anti intellectualism, new york times, jews, authoritarianism

If there is any solace to be found in the carnage of September 11th, may I find it in understanding that the potential to do great good can handily rival the tendency to carry out great evil. And out...

Craig D. Lounsbrough

If there is any solace to be found in the carnage of September 11th, may I find it in understanding that the potential to do great good can handily rival the tendency to carry out great evil. And out...

Tags: patriotism, terror, terrorism, world trade center, attacks, memorials, 911, 911 attacks, patriot day, september 11th

The land is always there...it is you who has to return

Munia Khan

The land is always there...it is you who has to return

Tags: patriotism, return, always, land, native, soil, retreat, patriotic, patriot, motherland