Quotes about Allegiance

Jesus was a more reliable backer, evidently, less likely to drink himself unconscious or get liver cancer. No wonder people chose Him as their number-one friend.

Sacrifice is the ecstasy of giving the best we have to the One we love most.

I used to think that real love involved falling for someone; but now I think it usually involves standing for someone.

I was summoned by my Country, whose voice I can never hear but with veneration and love.

For love of country, they accepted death.

What pity is it that we can die but once to serve our country

I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief

I sometimes think that I didn't leave the Republican Party, as much as it left me.

God has chosen to veil Himself in just the right measure so that our wills and intellects could be shaped by our allegiance to Him. He is there for anyone humble enough to recognize his or her personal need. He is also subtle enough to be ignored by those who are filled with themselves.

I can honestly say that there's nothing more beautiful for a sportsperson that to play for his or her country, regardless of the tournament or the location.

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

Though we may not necessarily forfeit our lives in service to our God, we can certainly demonstrate our love for Him by how well we serve Him.