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“We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.”

Firsts Home Practice Virtue Democracy Duty Voting Patriotic

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation.”

Nations Moral Issues Duty Safety Conservative Patriotic Conservation Moral Issues Continuance

Book:Autobiography: Condensed from the original ed., supplemented by letters, speeches, and other writings

Source: Autobiography: Condensed from the original ed., supplemented by letters, speeches, and other writings

“It is the duty of every citizen, for his own welfare, if for no other patriotic reason, to support and fight for and possibly initiate measures having to do with conservation of soil, water and forests.”

Ifs Reason Fighting Water Support Duty Citizens Forests Welfare Soil Patriotic Conservation Initiate

Author:Louis Bromfield

“The way to be patriotic in America is not only to love America, but to love the duty that lies nearest to our hand, and to know that in performing it we are serving our country.”

Knows Way Country Hands America Lying Duty Our Country Performing Patriotism Serving Patriotic

Book:President Wilson's Addresses

Source: President Wilson's Addresses

“But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people; a change in their religious sentiments, of their duties and obligations ... This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments, and affections of the people was the real American Revolution.”

“It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it.”

Ifs Trying Stills War Matter House Fire Duty Patriotic Endeavor Inquiring Downsizing

Book:Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence

Source: Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence

“I consider it my patriotic duty as an ordinary citizen - not as Secretary of State - to ask questions. I think we have to ask ourselves the tough questions.”

Thinking States Asks Duty Citizens Ordinary Tough Patriotic Secretary Ordinary Citizens Tough Questions

Author:Madeleine Albright

“I would argue that we have a patriotic duty to move toward energy independence and clean energy. It is a matter of national security - energy security, climate security, economic security, job security, everything.”

Matter Jobs Moving Energy Economic Security Duty Independence Clean Climate Arguing Patriotic National Security Clean Energy Economic Security Energy Independence Energy Security

Author:Van Jones

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”

Source: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

“We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.”

Feels Trying Literature Strong Duty Citizens Patriotism Nationalism Patriotic Jail Irs

Book:The World According to Dave Barry

Source: The World According to Dave Barry

“It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.”

Men Country Lying Duty Every Man Patriotism Nationalism Patriotic Good Patriotic

Author:Alfred Adler

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”

Inspirational Should Important Country Government Motivational Education Liberty Objects Youth Duty Species Communicate Primaries Patriotic Republic Guardian

Book:The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private

Source: The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.”

Life Inspirational Country Government Funny Politics Duty Protect Witty Patriotism Patriotic Patriot Hilarious Abuse Of Power Founding Fathers Democracy Independence Day Patriotic Anti Government

Author:Edward Abbey

“The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men.”

“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.”

Mean Doe Country Truth President Support Failing Events Duty Degrees Officials Telling The Truth Patriotism Patriotic Dissent Inefficiency Public Officials Unpatriotic

Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century