Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
James BryceThere is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut.
James BryceOur country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.
James BryceIt is accepted as an axiom by all Americans that the civil power ought to be not only neutral and impartial as between different forms of faith, but ought to leave these matters entirely on one side, regarding them no more than it regards the artistic or literary pursuits of the citizens.
James Bryce