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The Big Board
Gary's Words (in no particular order)
"Patriotism"
Bryce, James
Our country is not the only thing to
which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to
humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in
striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
Adams, John Quincy
Always vote for principle, though you
may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your
vote is never lost.
Fosdick, Harry Emerson
He is a poor patriot whose patriotism
does not enable him to understand how all men everywhere feel about
their altars and their hearthstones, their flag and their fatherland.
Franklin, Benjamin
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb
voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb
contesting the vote!
Johnson, Samuel
Patriotism is the last refuge of
scoundrels.
Kennedy, John F.
The men who create power make an
indispensable contribution to the Nation’s greatness, but the men
who question power make a contribution just as indispensable,
especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine
whether we use power or power uses us.
Kennedy, John F.
The ignorance of one voter in a
democracy impairs the security of all.
Kennedy, Robert F
Only those who dare to fail greatly can
ever achieve greatly.
King Jr., Martin Luther
In the end, we will remember not the
words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
King Jr., Martin Luther
There is nothing more dangerous than to
build a society, with a large segment of people in that society, who
feel that they have no stake in it; who feel that they have nothing
to lose. People who have a stake in their society, protect that
society, but when they dont have it, they unconsciously want to
destroy it.
Lincoln, Abraham
America will never be destroyed from
the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because
we destroyed ourselves.
Lincoln, Abraham
Those who deny freedom to others
deserve it not for themselves.
Malcolm X
Youre not to be so blind with
patriotism that you cant face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who
says it.
Russell, Bertrand
Patriotism is the willingness to kill
and be killed for trivial reasons.
George
A mans feet must be planted in his
country, but his eyes should survey the world.
Schurz, Carl
Our country, right or wrong. When
right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.
Shaw, George Bernard
Patriotism is your conviction that this
country is superior to all other countries because you were born in
it
Shaw, George Bernard
You will never have a quiet world until
you knock the patriotism out of the human race.
Stevenson, Adlai
My definition of a free society is a
society where it is safe to be unpopular.
Unknown
War does not determine who is right -
only who is left.
Unknown
Men fight for freedom, then they begin
to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves.
“Patriotism is supporting your
country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” -
mark twain
Dissent is the highest form of
patriotism. Thomas Paine
The time is fast approaching when to
call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him.
Patriotism now means advocating plunder in the interest of the
privileged classes of the particular State system into which we have
happened to be born.
Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy quotes
Heroism on command, senseless violence,
and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism
-how passionately I hate them!
Albert Einstein quotes
Our obligations to our country never
cease but with our lives.
John Adams
When I am abroad, I always make it a
rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I
make up for lost time when I come home.
Sir Winston Churchill
The essence of patriotism is the
sacrifice of personal interest to public welfare.
WILLIAM H. BURNHAM
Patriotism is one of the unalterable
facts of mans nature. It is a virtue if you like it, and a vice if
you dont like it.
MAX EASTMAN
When a whole nation is roaring
patriotism at the top of its voice, I am fain to explore the
cleanness of its hands and the purity of its heart.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
I never considered myself a patriot. I
like to think I recognize only humanity as my nation.
ISAAC ASIMOV
In the beginning of a change, the
patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his
cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a
patriot.
MARK TWAIN
Greg's Words
"Welcome to Your Family"
Welcome
to your family
Its
you we are waiting to see.
We
will dance, draw, and sing songs for you
You
are a voice in our musical clan
You
are gonna love and hate the
Works
of Gilbert and Sullivan
Your
folks and kin are not perfect
We
will not always get you right
But
we are by your side
When
its time for fight or flight.
Welcome
to your family.
Welcome
to your country
From
sea to shining sea
We
are a patchwork of stories
Lessons
to teach and preach
Round
and Round we clash
We
love our freedom of speech.
We
come in all shapes, sizes, colors
It
is a mixed up melting pot
But
when we can come together
We
can give the moon a shot.
Welcome
to your country.
Welcome
to your planet
Wrapped
in a thin air blanket
We
are one country in a big, old world
And
we never always agree
We
are one ape on a web of life
With
the bugs, trees, and beasties.
Plants,
animals, and peoples
They
need to live on Earth somewhere
Take
what you need to live but
Remember
that Elmo told you to share.
Welcome
to your planet.
Welcome
to your family.
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Welcome
to your universe
Go
to sleep with this last verse
You
are new home is a pale blue dot
A
speck in countless galaxies
Even
with big, big telescopes
We
barely see the boundaries.
We
still do not have the answers
Of
quantum or sky above
We
are hoping you’ll go further
Find
the secrets we have only dreamed of.
Welcome
to your universe.
Welcome
to your family.
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