Patriot

Patriot

A patriot is someone who feels a strong support for his or her country. See Patriotism. Patriot or Patriots may also refer to:

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Famous quotes containing the word patriot:

    ““My country, right or wrong” is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying “My mother, drunk or sober.””
    —Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)

    “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 (1737–1809)

    “Where liberty dwells there is my country.”
    —Anonymous. Latin phrase.

    Adopted as a motto by U.S. patriot and orator James Otis (1725-1783)