Quote by Herbert Croly
Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distrac

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

Other quotes by Herbert Croly

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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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

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Faith
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The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization. – Herbert Croly

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A married woman has the same right to control her own body as does an unmarried woman. – Sol Wachtler

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We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. – Thomas Friedman

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legal

Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so. – Bobby Rush

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legal

Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved. – Orson Pratt

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