Loyalty to Government Quotes

The man who stands by and says nothing, when the peril of his government is discussed, can not be misunderstood. If not hindered, he is sure to help the enemy.

Every Latter-day Saint should sustain, honor, and obey the constitutional law of the land in which he lives.

We have more difficult circumstances than most of the Arab countries but in spite of that Syria is stable. Why? Because you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people. This is the core issue.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

People don’t die because of loyalty.” They don’t?” She smiled. “Religion? Government? Are we not loyal to such things, sometimes to the death?” Eddie shrugged. Better,” she said, “to be loyal to one another.

The military is faithful to the constitution. They will come in only to protect the people from the enemies of the state.

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?

If men, who in their hearts are friends to a government, forbear giving it their utmost assistance against its enemies, they put it in the power of a few desperate men to ruin the welfare of those who are much superior to them in strength, number, and interest.

Even military regimes must protect themselves from their own forces.

It's one of the guiding philosophies of my life - not fearing any authority on earth.

It is the love of the people; it is their attachment to their government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in such a glorious institution, which gives you your army 168 and your navy, and infuses into both that liberal obedience, without which your army would be a base rabble, and your navy nothing but rotten timber.