Belief Quote by Thomas Jefferson

The consciousness of having discharged that duty which we owe to our country is superior to all other considerations.

— George Washington

Thinking men and women the world over are beginning to realize that patriotism is too narrow and limited a conception to meet the necessities…

— Emma Goldman

“The commitment to enlarged thought is morally and politically significant in that it fosters the ‘ability to think without rules’, to cultivate judgement and…

— Patrick Hayden

I felt that America's duty was not to try to do everything itself, but to foster a sense of commitment that would bring out…

— Madeleine Albright

“Duty comes in many forms; at times duty to country may conflict with duty to family. Yet, with a lucid mind the guises can…

— F. Sionil José

What a strange development of patriotism that turns a thinking being into a loyal machine!

— Emma Goldman

We are a country with a conscience.

— John McCain

Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the…

— Lech Walesa

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our…

— Trent Lott

My father valued patriotism above all other social obligations, but he had his own particular interpretation of just how true patriotism was meant to…

— Thomas Steinbeck

Our duty to ourselves, to posterity, and to mankind, call on us by every motive which is sacred or honorable, to watch over the…

— Thomas Jefferson

How can any person with a myopic view and harbouring intense parochial attitude even think of leading the nation?

— Sharad Pawar