Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2010-06-03 Jun 3, 2010Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.~ Albert EinsteinIf ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.~ Samuel AdamsNever give in. Never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.~ Sir Winston Churchill Jun 2, 2010A man may have to die for our country: but no man must, in any exclusive sense, live for his country. He who surrenders himself without reservation to the temporal claims of a nation, or a party, or a class is rendering to Caesar that which, of all things, most emphatically belongs to God: himself.~ C. S. LewisA patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.~ Edward AbbeyMen in authority will always think that criticism of their policies is dangerous. They will always equate their policies with patriotism, and find criticism subversive.~ Henry Steele Commager Jun 1, 2010Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.~ Thomas PaineThe republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it.~ Elmer DavisIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.~ General George S. Patton, Jr. May 31, 2010Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.~ Sydney J. HarrisHorse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.~ W. C. FieldsMy definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.~ Adlai E. Stevenson II May 28, 2010No government is respectable which is not just. Without unspotted purity of public faith, without sacred public principle, fidelity, and honor, no machinery of laws, can give dignity to political society.~ Daniel WebsterIn matters of conscience, the law of majority has no place.~ Mahatma Mohandas K. GandhiThe problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use -- of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public.~ Robert F. Kennedy Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print