Watchmen Patriotism Quotes

“They had a choice, all of them. They could have followed in the footsteps of good men, like my father, or President Truman” (I.1.4).

Yes, parents influence their children’s politics. But how do children influence their parents’?

“He stood up for his country […] if that makes him a Nazi, you might as well call me a Nazi, too” (1.17.6-7).

Maybe there is a right way and wrong way to be a patriot.

“But the country’s disintegrating. What’s happened to America? What’s happened to the American dream?” (II.18.6).

You can take that line straight out of 1985 and bring it to the 21st Century. We’re still working on it.