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I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me
liberty, or give me death!
I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me
liberty, or give me death!
Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.
Patriotism is in political life what faith is in religion.
Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
I would die for my country . . . but I would not let my country die for me.
I would die for my country . . . but I would not let my country die for me.
Liberty, equality, fraternity.
[Fr., Liberte, egalite, fraternite.]
Liberty, equality, fraternity.
[Fr., Liberte, egalite, fraternite.]
Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first best country ever is at home.
Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam,
His first best country ever is at home.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!
Our country is the common parent of all.
[Lat., Patria est communis omnium parens.]
Our country is the common parent of all.
[Lat., Patria est communis omnium parens.]
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it.