Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

The tree of liberty needs to be watered from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.