“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.”

“There are two kinds of patriotism -- monarchical patriotism and republican patriotism. In the one case the government and the king may rightfully furnish you their notions of patriotism; in the other, neither the government nor the entire nation is privileged to dictate to any individual what the form of his patriotism shall be. The gospel of the monarchical patriotism is: "The King can do no wrong." We have adopted it with all its servility, with an unimportant change in the wording: "Our country, right or wrong!" We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had:-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism.”

“Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.”

“The Government is making a fool of itself by attributing all terrorism and acts against the government only to one single patriot”

“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.”