Quote by Herbert Croly
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith,

The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights. – Herbert Croly

Other quotes by Herbert Croly

Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distracting individualistic conception of democracy, and its merely legal conception of nationality. It was because the followers of Jackson and Douglas did fight for it, that the Union was preserved. – Herbert Croly

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legal
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The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise. – Herbert Croly

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Patriotism
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People will make leaps of faith and get excited by your product if you just get it in front of them. – James Dyson

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A faith of convenience is a hollow faith. – Father Mulcahy, M*A*S*H, “A Holy Mess,” 1982

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President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored peoples faith in the presidency and in government. – Mark Udall

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Faith is what someone knows to be true, whether they believe it or not. – Flannery OConnor

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When the stomach is full, it is easy to talk of fasting. – St. Jerome

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Money is the best rule of commerce. – William Petty

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Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. – André Gide

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The strength of America is not in Washington. – J. C. Watts

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