Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.

That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the runs of Iona.

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel.

A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel

Patriotism is the last refuge of the sculptor.