Culture Quote by Martha Nussbaum

“men ought ever to desire to be served by one who has reaped experience at the expense of others.”

— Niccolò Machiavelli

Conscientious objection is an intrinsic part of being a soldier.

— Naftali Bennett

There is a certain hidden mediocrity in those who are stationed above us in life, an ability to take liberties in their pursuit of…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

“Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind, and unfits it for every noble enterprise, every expanded prospect. [ Letter to William Bradford Jr. April 1 1774 ]”

— James Madison

“Occasionally the ideals seemed more honored in the breach than in the observance, but in times of moral quandary a conscientious officer could anchor…

— Rick Atkinson

Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners. A new arrival who…

— Robert Graves

“Foreigners have been encouraged to settle among you. Industry and virtue have been promoted by mutual emulation and mutual inspection; commerce and the arts…

— James Madison

“In editing a volume of Washington 's private letters for the Long Island Historical Society, I have been much impressed by indications that this…

— Moncure D. Conway

Our Puritan forefathers, though bitterly denouncing all forms and ceremonies, were great respecters of persons; and in nothing was the regard for wealth and…

— Alice Morse Earle

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. —    Thomas Paine”

— Jessica James

I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel.

— George Galloway

Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism. A venerable word, when duly practised.

— Robert Walpole