Benjamin Rush Quotes

The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

We will never bring disgrace to this, our country, by any act of cowardice. We will fight for the ideals of this, our country. We will revere and obey the laws. We will strive to quicken our sense of civic duty. Thus, in all these ways, we will transmit this country greater, better, stronger, prouder and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.

You can serve with anybody for the good of America ... You've never turned your country down. This is not me. This is your country.

A good subject makes it his rule to prefer the public welfare to everything else, bravely to sacrifice his fortune, and his private interests, and even his life, for the preservation of the state; and to employ all his abilities and his industry to advance the honor, and to procure the advantage of his native country.

If you want to serve in a Trump administration, you're going to serve this country, not yourself.

Indian-ness, love for your country, is complicated. For every person, there is a different way that you show respect for your country... my mother-in-law will say karmayogi is the way to go - do your work.

If somebody ask me to do something for my country, I will. If there's a world championship, I go.

I just want to do my best for my country.

A patriot is he whose public conduct is regulated by one single motive, the love of his country; who, as an agent in parliament, has, for himself, neither hope nor fear, neither kindness nor resentment, but refers every thing to the common interest

Love or affection towards an individual or nation, is indicated by good action snot merely be words. The adoration towards nation is expressed by works of welfare equally done by the ruler and theruled. The ruler himself must be engatged, in welfare of th country and also should select officials examining their involvement with the public god. Self-centered people greedy of the power should be kept away

Patriotism is not dying for one's country, it is living for one's country. And for humanity. Perhaps that is not as romantic, but it's better.

I'm doing this for my family and my country.

There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.

The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one's country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

My perspective is if you're not willing to be called a few names to help out your country, you don't care enough.

Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.

Where else, in a non-totalitarian country, but in the political profession is the individual expected to sacrifice all-including his own career-for the national good?

My own American Dream was to serve my country as best I could and make a difference in America - and in the world.

There's no glory like those who save their country.

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

They held it their duty to live but for their country.

Patriotism in America, as I understand it, is a matter of suffering, when the country fails to live up to its promises, or actively betrays them.

I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best government on earth.