"Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time."
-Bruce Springsteen
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"There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.“
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"We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us."
-Francis John McConnell
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"These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea."
-Schuyler Colfax
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"Obama has been attacked repeatedly for not wearing a flag pin, with Republicans claiming that his patriotism is in question. It's all a bit silly."
-Will Thomas
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"There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism."
-Robert Charles Winthrop
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"The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres."
-Bruno Bauer
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"Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority."
-Vic Snyder
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