19 quotes found
“I love my country, not my government.”
“Whether right or wrong, it is my belief that Christian colleges place their emphasis not on that which divides us, but on the substance that binds us together. That commonality is the gospel of Jes...”
“The slaves in Rome were incapable of leisure and so their masters gave them entertainment to keep them pacified.”
“I no longer feel any allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despise being one myself.”
“Calling resists privatization by insisting on the totality of faith. Calling resists politicization by demanding a tension with every human allegiance and association. Calling resists polarization ...”
“Truth is a tyrant-the only tyrant to whom we can give our allegiance. The service of truth is a matter of heroism.”
“Who stands fast? Only the man whose final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, or his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all this when he is called to obedien...”
“Consider intentions carefully. Karma gives a damn about ego, awards allegiance to none, and its justice is truly blind.”
“Place your allegiance and respect in what is everlasting and real, not in the transitory and false.”
“Many pride themselves, staking claim to the noble virtue that is loyalty. However, many resolve to give their allegiance to nothing. How can one demand loyalty, if one stands by nothing, nor commit...”
“Instead of narrowing our allegiances to only include our favored nation, let us sing an anthem to the marvelous human being.”
“Commitment is a promise to a cause. Being non-committal is a promise to catastrophe.”
“We must choose our allegiances carefully, for there is no going back on them.”
“The true object of loyalty is a good legal constitution, which, as it condemns every instance of oppression and lawless power, derives a certain remedy to the sufferer by allowing him to remonstrat...”
“My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the dam...”
“Always try to align your loyalties and commitment with the largest scope of the context you find yourself in. For example, if you work for a department in a company, align yourself with the company...”
