Delegates Quote by David McCullough

The tribute that is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt them. In…

— George Washington

A noble deed is a step towards heaven.

— J. G. Holland

A nobleness to try for, A name to live and die for.

— George Parsons Lathrop

We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honour.

— Thomas Jefferson

“I pledge my loyalty. By blood and to the ends of the world.”

— Maggie Hall

“The men who fight and die in wars are made promises behind words like honor, duty, and perseverance, but a solider ultimately understands that…

— Mingo Kane

A noble deed is a step toward God.

— Jeffrey R. Holland

With my resignation, I... left unfulfilled commitments I made to many comrades in the fight, commitments I hold sacred. My service did not end…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

Surley it was a good way to die, in a place of someone else, of someone I love. Noble even. That ought to count…

— Stephaine Meyer

And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our…

— Thomas Jefferson

A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt…

— George Washington

Nothing you can lose by dying is half as precious as the readiness to die, which is man's charter of nobility.

— George Santayana