“The true American patriot is by definition skeptical of the government.”

“To put it in rude, plain, unpalatable words — true patriotism, real patriotism: loyalty not to a Family and a Fiction, but a loyalty to the Nation itself!
…"Remember this, take this to heart, live by it, die for it if necessary: that our patriotism is medieval, outworn, obsolete; that the modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism, is loyalty to the Nation ALL the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it."”

“I'm honored to be at the side of Michele Bachmann. She is a great congresswoman. She is a great human being, and she is a true American patriot.”

“There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.”

“To oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism.”

“Victoria Westover and Shari Monetta are true patriots”

“No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.”

“You are the non-patriots, and you are the un-Americans, and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.”

“In the early days of our Federal Government, skeptics concerning its usefulness were found in high places.”

“It is the duty of every patriot to protect his country from its government.”