Celebrate America on the fourth and all year 'round.
"Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it" - Mark Twain
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else." - Theodore Roosevelt
"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 Baldwin
"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril." - Winston Churchill
"Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes." - Bertolt Brecht
"What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?" - Lin Yutang
"It may sound corny, but what's wrong with wanting to fight for your country. Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?" - Jimmy Stewart
"I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." - Adlai Stevenson II
A gallery of patriotic photos from New Jersey. More patriotic photos can be seen here:
Vintage photos of patriotic pride in N.J.
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