1. Patriotism is the primary virtue of civilized people. ——Napoleon

2. A drop of water will never dry up until it is put into the ocean. A person can be most powerful only when he integrates himself with the collective cause. ——Lei Feng

3. Patriotism is a deep feeling for one’s motherland that has been consolidated for thousands of years. ——Lenin

4. Thirty thousand miles of river flows eastward into the sea, and thousands of mountains reach the sky.

5. Gold is indeed precious, but vigorous and brave patriots are more precious than gold. ——Lincoln

6. At this stage, patriotism is mainly manifested in devoting oneself to the cause of building and defending socialist modernization and dedicating oneself to the cause of promoting the reunification of the motherland.

7. Unanimity is powerful, but disputes are easy to conquer. ——Aesop

8. Serving the country will lead to thousands of deaths, and your temples will never be green again.

——Lu You