Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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2Bob Dylan
Getty Images"I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom."
Gen. George S. Patton
Getty Images"It's better to fight for something in life than to die for nothing."
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4Benjamin Disraeli
Getty Images"The legacy of heroes—the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example."
5Sgt. Major Bill Paxton
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James Bryce
Design: Rebekah Lowin"Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong."
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7Henry James
"I think patriotism is like charity—it begins at home."
8Theodore Roosevelt
Design: Rebekah Lowin"I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit."
9Peter Marshall
Design: Rebekah Lowin"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."
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10John F. Kennedy
Design: Rebekah Lowin"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
11Barack Obama
Design: Rebekah Lowin"In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it."
12Frederick Douglass
Design: Rebekah Lowin"The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."
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13John Thune
Design: Rebekah Lowin"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it."
14Condoleezza Rice
Design: Rebekah Lowin"The essence of America—that which really unites us—is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion—it is an idea—and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things."
15Ronald Reagan
Design: Rebekah Lowin"All great change in America begins at the dinner table."
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16Unknown
Design: Eddie Phan“We will stand by the right, we will stand by the true, we will live, we will die for the red, white, and blue.”
17Adlai Stevenson
Design: Eddie Phan"Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."
18Robert Frost
Design: Eddie Phan“Freedom lies in being bold.”
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19Claudia Pemberton
Design: Eddie Phan"America without her soldiers would be like God without his angels."
20Ronald Reagan
Design: Eddie Phan“We’re blessed with the opportunity to stand for something—for liberty and freedom and fairness. And these are things worth fighting for, worth devoting our lives to.”
Jessica Leigh Mattern is a web editor and writer who covers home, holiday, DIY, crafts, travel, and more lifestyle topics. Prior to working for Country Living, she wrote for several lifestyle and women’s magazines including Woman’s Day, Cosmopolitan, and Redbook
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