Love of one’s country is something that can unite people from all walks of life, which is why we have put together a list of all the best patriotic quotes for your next post. And if you’re looking for short patriotic sayings for Instagram, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Patriotic Quotes
“America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – Harry S. Truman
“It is the flag just as much of the man who was naturalized yesterday as of the man whose people have been here many generations.” — Henry Cabot Lodge
“Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Our own heart, and not other men’s opinions, forms our true honor.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Be proud to be a decent American rather than a wanker whipping up fear.” – Michael D. Higgins.
“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.” — Edward Abbey
“I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” – James A. Baldwin.
“True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“You know what’s amazing to me? America. There have been so many people who have stepped up, and I’m just proud to be an American. Yeah, there were some mistakes made, but I don’t play the blame game. Let’s move forward and rebuild New Orleans.” – Charles Barkley.
“Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.” — George Washington
“Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.” – John Dickinson
”Courage, dear heart.” – C.S. Lewis
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” — Michel de Montaigne
“Who kept the faith and fought the fight; the glory theirs, the duty ours.” – Wallace Bruce
“A very few, as heroes, patriots, martyrs, reformers in the great sense, and men, serve the State with their consciences also, and so necessarily resist it for the most part; and they are commonly treated by it as enemies.” — Henry David Thoreau
“The more comfort, the less courage there is.” – Aleksandr V. Suvorov
“The great end of all human industry, is the attainment of happiness. For this were arts invented, sciences cultivated, laws ordained, and societies modelled, by the most profound wisdom of patriots and legislators.” — David Hume
“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” — James Allen
“Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.” — Jane Addams
“I am many different things, and that is why I am so proud to be American.” – Marcus Samuelsson.
“For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.” – Michelle Obama.
“May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely, than this our own country!” – Sen. Daniel Webster
“Courage is found in unlikely places.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”― Thomas Campbell
“Only lay down true principles, and adhere to them inflexibly.” — Thomas Jefferson
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” – Winston Churchill
“The legacy of brave men and women who have fought and died for their country is the freedom we enjoy as Americans.” – Lucian Adams
“Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations, that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic.” – John A. Logan
“I do feel very American. I think it’s something I’m proud of and proud to be by chance born here. Honestly, that’s something I think about.” – Dakota Fanning.
“What we need are critical lovers of America – patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.” – Hubert Humphrey.
“The flag still stands for freedom and they can’t take that away.” – Lee Greenwood.
“Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin
“I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American!” — Daniel Webster
“I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.” – Bob Riley
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” — Thomas Jefferson
“It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America.” – Marquis de Lafayette.
“I have only a bare working knowledge of the human brain but it’s enough to make me proud to be an American.” – Don DeLillo.
“True patriotism, it seems to me, is based on tolerance and a large measure of humility.” — Adlai Stevenson II
“The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity — unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.” — Henry Clay
“The way to be patriotic in America is not only to love America, but to love the duty that lies nearest to our hand, and to know that in performing it we are serving our country.” — Woodrow Wilson
“A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle, and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.” — George William Curtis
“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” – James Bryce.
“No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his body, to risk his well-being, to risk his life, in a great cause.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” – Franklin P. Jones
“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.” – Mary Roach
“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – -John Quincy Adams
“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy
“Americans may not only pay tribute to our honored dead but also unite in prayer for success in our search for a just and lasting peace.” — John F. Kennedy, “Prayer for Peace,” Memorial Day 1962
“We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” – Maya Angelou
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.” — Thomas Campbell
“In valor there is hope.” — Tacitus
“If tomorrow all the things were gone I’d worked for all my life, And I had to start a new one with just my children and my wife, I’d thank my lucky stars to be living here today, ‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can’t take that away. And I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free.” – Lee Greenwood.
“True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom, and equality not only for Americans but for all people on Earth.” – Eleanor Roosevelt.
“I see that the old flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.” — Douglas MacArthur
“Someday, I hope that we will all be patriots of our planet and not just of our respective nations.” — Zoe Weil
“Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.” – John Linder.
“True patriotism isn’t cheap. It’s about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.” – Robert Reich
“Bravery is being the only one who knows you’re afraid.” — Colonel David Hackworth
“We must dare to be great.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” – President Harry S. Truman.
“The soldier is the army. No army is better than its soldiers. The soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country.” – Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
“You will never do anything in this world without courage.” – Aristotle
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” — Nathan Hale
“I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I’d just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.” – Hank Aaron.
“True patriots measure themselves not by personal wealth or power but by the degree to which they contribute to the community.” — Eric Liu
“I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical.” — Thomas Jefferson
“No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.” – Gen. Douglas MacArthur
“I’m proud of every woman, of every American, that makes her dreams come true.” – Ainsley Earhardt.
“I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.” – Lee Greenwood.
“He loves his country best who strives to make it best.” – Robert G. Ingersoll
“These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor – and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror.” – Michael N. Castle
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” — Thomas Paine
“In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” – Barack Obama.
“We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free.” – Ronald Reagan.
“Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.” – Anonymous
“The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.” – Judd Gregg
“And I’m proud to be an American, Where at least I know I’m free, And I won’t forget the men who died, Who gave that right to me, And I’ll proudly stand up next to him to defend her still today, Cuz there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA” – Lee Greenwood.
“Freely we serve, because we freely love, as in our will to love or not; in this we stand or fall.” — John Milton
“I’m proud to be an American, I’ll tell you. What a program and what a place and what an experience.” – Charles Duke.
“I am proud to be an American Citizen.” – Robert Purvis.
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis
“What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise.” – Barbara Jordan.
“The freedom which so many Americans have fought for and died for comes with responsibilities as well as rights. And among those are love and charity and duty and patriotism.” — Barack Obama
“Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.” — John F. Kennedy
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” – G.T. Shedd
“The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one’s country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.” — William Jennings Bryan
“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.” — Napoleon Hill
“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.” — W.E.B. DuBois
“The brave die never, though they sleep in dust: Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” – Minot J. Savage
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” – Joseph Campbell
“I got to fight on till I leave here, and I hope I leave some footprints.” — Mattie Jones
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” — Benjamin Disraeli
“The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.” – Alexis de Tocqueville.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” – Mark Twain
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” — Bob Dylan
“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.” — Abraham Lincoln
“There is one thing that the American people always rise to and extend their hand to and that is the truth of justice, and of liberty, and of peace.” — Woodrow Wilson
“Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?” — George Washington
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick
“You can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.” – Brene Brown
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela
“Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land, God Bless the U.S.A.” – Lee Greenwood.
“Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed by the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.” – John F. Kennedy
“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” – Bill Clinton.
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln.
“We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.” – William Faulkner.
“More thanever I’m proud to be an American, to live in a country that respects the rights of all to marry whomever they love. The Supreme Court decision gives new meaning to the freedoms we cherish.” – Ralph Lauren.
“What’s right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity – intellect and resources – to do something about them.” – Henry Ford
“On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.” – Dan Lipinski
“Think about the past and consider the sacrifices men and women in the military have made for us.” – Gary G. Wetzel
“It is not what we have that will make us a great nation; it is the way in which we use it.” — Theodore Roosevelt
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Memorial Day Quotes, Memorial Day Letter Board Quotes, Memorial Day Sayings, Funny 4th of July Letter Board Quotes, Memorial Day Captions and Short 4th of July Quotes.
Patriotic Sayings
Sea to shining sea of gratitude
Liberty looks good on you, America
The land of free, home of the courageous
Our stars shine because of the stars we lost
Soft murmurs of freedom’s song
Home of the free because of the brave
Remembering the heroes with every wave of the flag
Stars, stripes, and belly laughs!
Gratitude for the ones who paved our way
Heroes make this view possible
Peaceful skies, thankful hearts
A silent salute to our nation’s finest
Heroic hearts remembered
Freedom never looked so good
Gratitude never ends for those who gave all
Freedom rings louder today
Bravery and sacrifice – the American way
Gratitude looks beautiful on us
Cheers to the red, white, and brew!
Heroes reside in our history and hearts
Wearing my pride like it’s the new summer trend
May their courage live forever in our hearts
Brave hearts never fade 🇺🇸
Yesterday’s heroes, today’s inspiration
Popping gratitude like we pop fireworks
Always remember, forever grateful
Silent prayers for the voices we miss
Honoring the brave, always in our hearts
Never miss a moment to thank a hero
Remembering courage, celebrating valor
Reflecting on the true meaning of freedom
Blue skies painted with valor
Freedom is the thread in the fabric of our nation
Waves of patriotism over calm waters
Courage lives on
The land of the free, because of the brave
Serving up a double dose of patriotism and charm
Celebrating liberty and memories for life
Flipping burgers and saluting heroes.
Old glory, timeless beauty
Honor sparkling brighter than fireworks
A day to reflect on courage and sacrifice
Freedom isn’t free
Remembering the heroes we’ve lost
Forever indebted to our fallen heroes
Stripes and stars in the summertime breeze
Sun’s out, guns out… and by guns, I mean hot dogs.
Stars, stripes, and everything nice
Land of the free, because of the brave
Their legacy lives on in our freedom
Land of the free because of the brave
Bravery never fades. Neither does our remembrance
Remembering with pride and honor
Every day, we enjoy the freedom they fought for
Remember and honor
Red, white, and blue, through and through
A toast to the ones who gave it all
Stars, stripes, sacrifice
Remember their stories; cherish their lives
Proud to be an American
BBQ and freedom, that’s my kind of party
Liberty blooms in our hearts today
Saluting the brave, one Instagram post at a time
Tanks a lot to our troops!
So that is it for our list of Patriotic Quotes and Sayings. We hope you found the perfect one!
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Laynni Locke
I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.
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