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. – James Bryce
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. – James Bryce
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce
There 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 Bryce