We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their read more

We, that would be known
The father of our people, in our study,
And vigilance for their safety, must not change
Their ploughshares into swords, and force them from
The secure shade of their own vines, to be
Scorched with the flames of war.

I do love
My country's good with a respect more tender,
More holy and profound, then mine read more

I do love
My country's good with a respect more tender,
More holy and profound, then mine own life,
My dear wife's estimate, her womb increase,
And treasure of my loins.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with
what is right in America.

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with
what is right in America.

Father of his country.
[Lat., Pater pariae.]

Father of his country.
[Lat., Pater pariae.]

Iraq is an unjust war.
(spoken on the Diane Rehm Show twice..
stated in articles written for NY Times.. printed
read more

Iraq is an unjust war.
(spoken on the Diane Rehm Show twice..
stated in articles written for NY Times.. printed
in USA Today).

Strike--for your altars and your fires;
Strike--for the green graves of your sires.
God--and your native land!

Strike--for your altars and your fires;
Strike--for the green graves of your sires.
God--and your native land!

Our true nationality is mankind.

Our true nationality is mankind.

I am not a Virginian but an American.

I am not a Virginian but an American.