Patriotic Fervor/Quotes

"She unfolded another piece of paper. It was a pamphlet. It was headed "From the Mothers of Borogravia!" The mothers of Borogravia were very definite about wanting to send their sons off to war against the Zlobenian Aggressor and used a great many exclamation marks to say so. And this was odd, because the mothers in Munz had not seemed keen on the idea of their sons going off to war, and positively tried to drag them back. Several copies of the pamphlet seemed to have reached every home, even so. It was very patriotic. That is, it talked about killing foreigners."

- Monstrous Regiment, Discworld

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. "

- Samuel Johnson

"''But if patriotic sentiment is wanted,

I've patriotic ballads cut and dried;

For where'er our country's banner may be planted,

All other local banners are defied!

Our warriors, in serried ranks assembled,

Never quail -- or they conceal it if they do --

And I shouldn't be surprised if nations trembled

Before the mighty troops of Titipu!''"

- Nanki-Poo, The Mikado