10 Most Patriotic Lines from Leaders and Literature Around the World

Nelson Mandela

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

Mahatma Gandhi

"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people."

Winston Churchill

"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches..."

Abraham Lincoln

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."

John F. Kennedy

Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country."

Rabindranath Tagore

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high..."

Charles de Gaulle

"France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war."

Martin Luther King Jr.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed."

William Shakespeare

This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England."

Sun Yat-sen

The revolution is not yet finished. Our comrades must continue to strive." - Sun Yat-sen