Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

James Bryce quotes

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity.
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The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
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