Flag Day 2022- Quotes to Get You High Into the Patriotic Spirit

Every year on the 14^th of June, the United States celebrates the Stars and Stripes with the annual holiday of Flag Day. Though Flag Day may not be quite as popular or widely celebrated as Independence Day or other patriotic holidays, it does commemorate an important day in history. It celebrates the birthday of the Stars and Stripes, which was officially adopted as the national flag of the United States on this day in 1777. To celebrate the occasion, we have rounded up some of the most patriotic Flag Day quotes about this great country, and the flag that has been recognized as the symbol of the nation.

Best Flag Day Quotes

If you need some inspiration to make this year’s Flag Day even more special, check out these enlightening Flag Day quotes:

1. “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.” — Mark Twain
2. “We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth; peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home… But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights, we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done.” — Calvin Coolidge
3. “The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.” — Woodrow Wilson
4. “I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom.” — John Thune
5. “A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the nation itself; and whatever may be its symbols, its insignia, he reads chiefly in the flag the government, the principles, the truths, the history which belongs to the nation that sets it forth.” — Henry Ward Beecher
6. “The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world.” — Virginia Foxx
7. “The American flag, Old Glory, standing tall and flying free over American soil for 228 years is the symbol of our beloved country. It is recognized from near and afar, and many lives have been lost defending it.” — Jeff Miller
8. “When we honor our flag we honor what we stand for as a Nation – freedom, equality, justice, and hope.” — Ronald Reagan
9. “Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation’s founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America’s storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.” — Joe Barton
10. “That piece of red, white, and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upwards. It is the full-grown flower of ages of fighting for liberty. It is the century plant of human hope in bloom.” — Alvin Owsley
11. “The red and white and starry blue – is freedom’s shield and hope.” — John Philip Sousa
12. “You’re the emblem of the land I love. The home of the free and the brave.” — George M. Cohan
13. “Oh! say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?” – Francis Scott Key
14. “A flag appears ‘mid thunderous cheers, the banner of the Western land. The emblem of the brave and true.” — John Philip Sousa
15. “The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride, and history.” — Mike Fitzpatrick
16. “Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.” — Adrian Cronauer
17. “A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country’s flag.” — Margaret Thatcher.
18. “This flag which we honor and under which we serve is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation.” — Woodrow Wilson.
19. “I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself, the pictured suggestion of that big thing which makes this nation.” -— Franklin Knight Lane

These 19 quotes will have you feeling patriotic in no time — perfect for celebrating all things red, white, and blue. These quotes sum up everything the flag has come to represent, and are perfect for commemorating Flag Day!

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