#patriot

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#last #refuge #scoundrel

These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea. ↗

— Schuyler Colfax

#idea #lives #martyrs #patriotism #their

The patriot who feels himself in the service of God, who acknowledges Him in all his ways, has the promise of Almighty direction, and will find His Word in his greatest darkness. ↗

— Francis Scott Key

#darkness #direction #feels #find #god

Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance. ↗

— Shana McDonald

#national-security #patriotism #whistleblowers #courage

The Voters are Coming! ↗

— Jay Dwyer

#freedom

Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#patriotism #war #courage

My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death. ↗

— Mark Twain

#death