The Spurs boss added his thoughts to the much-discussed club versus country debate by insisting nothing should take priority over representing your country, even if it is not in the best interests of your club.
In response to suggestions that some Tottenham supporters would like to see club football take precedence, Redknapp was keen to stress the importance of answering an international call-up.
"I think more and more with fans it's going that way now," Redknapp told Sky Sports News.
"But certainly I'd never stop a player going to play for his country.
"I think it's difficult to pull people out when they've been selected for their countries. It's a great honour and I'd want them to go and play if possible.
"I can't genuinely remember any instances where I've said to a player 'you're not going to play for your country, you've got to stay here because your club comes first.' I wouldn't do that."
Redknapp feels players should be proud to don the shirt of their national side, and insists most of his team are, adding: "They all want to play.
"The England lads years ago, people like Bobby Moore, they didn't get 100 and odd caps, and (David) Beckham and Alan Shearer, because they were pulling out of squads.
"They turned up for every squad and wanted to play, and they were proud to play for their country, and I think most of the players still are."
Despite his view that international football should take priority, Redknapp admits he was frustrated by the friendly fixtures which were scheduled just days before the start of the Premier League season.
"I think the biggest problem was the friendly games," he said. "There was a ridiculous friendly game fixed up in midweek before the season started.
"That was absolutely crazy. The players went away for a friendly on the Sunday and we didn't see them before the Friday, before the first game of the season on the Saturday.
"I would pull players out of that if I could, that's for sure. But any other circumstances I wouldn't do that."
Redknapp admits he has encountered some players in the past who have become disillusioned with playing for England because of the abuse they often receive on the back of a poor result.
He added: "One or two players I've spoken to in the last couple of years have said they love playing for England but they find that when they play for England they go away and get almighty stick when it's not going well, whereas when they play for their club the fans absolutely love them.
"Maybe in the end one or two of them were thinking 'well is this worth it?' But in the end I think it's got to be worth it playing for your country."
The Spurs boss added that injuries that often arise during international games are just part of football, and insists he has learnt to accept them.
"What can you do? They can get injured in training. There's nothing they can do about it," he said.
"If you're going to stop people (playing) you wouldn't have an England team, a Welsh team or an Irish team or whatever. It's just one of those things."
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