Patriotism.—He serves his party best, who serves the country best.—Rutherford B. Hayes.
This is a maxim which I have received by hereditary tradition, not only from my father, but also from my grandfather and his ancestors, that after what I owe to God, nothing should be more dear or more sacred than the love and respect I owe to my country.—De Thou.
Be just, and fear not;
Let all the ends thou aim'st at, be thy country's,
Thy God's, and Truth's.
—Shakespeare.
Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first, best country ever is at home.
—Goldsmith.
I love my country's good, with a respect more tender, more holy and profound, than my own life.—Shakespeare.
Hail, Columbia! happy land!
Hail, ye heroes! heaven born band!
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause,
Who fought and bled in freedom's cause,
And when the storm of war was gone,
Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
Let Independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what it cost;
Ever grateful for the prize,
Let its altar reach the skies!
—Joseph Hopkinson.
Strike—for your altars and your fires;
Strike—for the green graves of your sires;
God, and your native land!
—Fitz-Greene Halleck.
One flag, one land, one heart, one hand,
One nation evermore!
—Holmes.
If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.—John A. Dix.
The noblest motive is the public good.—Virgil.