Robert Anderson Quotes

From here on there will be two kinds of men—traitors and patriots. I prefer to be associated with the latter.

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

I had a simple goal in life: to be true to my parents and our country as an honorable son, a caring brother, and a good citizen.

I will not betray my country.

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.

Mexicans, I die with honour, and not as a traitor. That stain I will not bequeath to my children and their posterity; I am not a traitor, no.

I own frankly now that I am to engage, that what I may do may be reckoned and will be reckoned desperate. All appearances seem to be against me. Interest, prudence, and the obligations to you which I lie under, will prevent most people in my situation from taking a resolution that may probably end in my utter ruin. My life, my fortune, my expectations, the happiness of my wife and children are all at stake …, and yet a principle (what seems to me) honour, and my duty to King and Country, outweighs everything.

A good woman is one who loves her husband and loves her country and has no desire to run either of them.

And even if I were alone, ... I should have the consolation ... to the last moment of my existence ... that no word of mine has tended to the squandering of my country's treasure or the spilling of one single drop of my country's blood.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.

I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much.

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.

How happy I am to go to the front at last. To do my bit. To prove with my life what I think I feel.

My reputation is too important to put it aside for purposes of some friendship. We have a job to do.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

Love can do much, but duty more.

In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.

Patriotism demands the ability to feel shame as much as to feel pride.

David Robinson chose to stay at Navy. He talked about commitment, loyalty and values. I wonder how many of us would choose these virtues rather than the chance of becoming a millionaire, especially if you were a college sophomore when you had to make that choice.

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.

Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.

I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country.