I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American. - Kareem Abduljabbar At midnight on July 1, 1997, Hongkong, the British Crown Colony, will be restored to China. This is not only an event which will be celebrated by patriotic Chinese; any patriotic American should celebrate it as well. - Robert Trout

It's not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it's the most patriotic thing we can do. - E A Bucchianeri You will generally observe that, of all Americans, your foreign-born citizens are the most patriotic - especially toward the Fourth of July. - Herman Melville