“I am a patriot, but I must say that English poetry is the richest in t...” — Joseph Brodsky Quote

“I am a patriot, but I must say that English poetry is the richest in the world.”

“Tyranny will make an entire population into readers of poetry.”

“Every individual ought to know at least one poet from cover to cover: if not as a guide through the world, then as a yardstick for the language.”

“Hoover was a patriot in his heart, but he definitely exceeded his power.”

“I'm a patriot in the truest sense of the word.”

“Growing up, we never got to see a hero who didn't have superpowers who looked like us, that you could kind of look to and say, 'I could be that guy one day. I could be a patriot. I could be a soldier. I could work in the government and be a hero.'”