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He serves his party best who serves the country best.
He serves his party best who serves the country best.
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
 Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of 
the world.  
 Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of 
the world. 
 The whole earth is the brave man's country.
 [Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.]  
 The whole earth is the brave man's country.
 [Lat., Omne solum forti patria est.] 
 From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,
 Though not with much eclat or beat of drum;
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 From distant climes, o'er wide-spread seas we come,
 Though not with much eclat or beat of drum;
  True patriots all; for be it understood
   We left our country for our country's good.
    No private views disgraced our generous zeal,
     What urged our travels was our country's weal. 
Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
Love of country is like love of woman--he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good.
 A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
 [Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.]  
 A brave man's country is wherever he chooses his abode.
 [Lat., Patria est ubicumque vir fortis sedem elegerit.] 
 There are no points of the compass on the chart of true 
patriotism.  
 There are no points of the compass on the chart of true 
patriotism. 
 Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she 
always be in the right; but our country, right read more 
 Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she 
always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.