James Otis's Quote - The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentlem

Quote by James Otis

The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentlem

The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country. – James Otis

Other quotes by James Otis

Every one with this writ may be a tyrant if this commission be legal, a tyrant in a legal manner, also, may control, imprison, or murder any one within the realm. – James Otis

Category:

Author

Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of ones house. – James Otis

Category:

Author

I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far I can reduce to practice principles which I know to be founded in truth. – James Otis

Category:

Author

Other Quotes from

Health

category

There is something in sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood. – Charles Dickens

Category:

After I had gone through this matter with the President I told him of my condition of health and that my doctors felt that I must take a complete rest and that I thought that that meant leaving the Department finally in a short time. – Henry L. Stimson

Category:

Your health is what you make of it. Everything you do and think either adds to the vitality, energy and spirit you possess or takes away from it. – Ann Wigmore

Category:

The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nations economic health into question. – Roger Mahony

Category:

Random Quotes

Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. – William Slim

Category:

Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the US Bureau of Wild Life. – Muhammad Ali

Category:

For parlor use, the vague generality is a life saver. – George Ade

Category:

Forgiving is rediscovering the shining path of peace that at first you thought others took away when they betrayed you. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

Category: