Quotes About Service

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

I have long believed that sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism.

Saying you are a patriot is not enough - you have to be one.

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams

Patriotism is a salt against rottenness, a glorious spur to high endeavour; it recovers the half-obliterated virtue of loyalty, calls every man to service, and ennobles great and small alike.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country. - March 15, 1783

I am not going to talk about patriotism, duty, liberty, and the defense of freedom because that's all dung to a soldier.

I believe Raghuram Rajan's patriotism is no less than any of ours. As much as I know Raghuram Rajan, whatever post he holds, wherever he is, he is someone who will continue to serve the country.

Patriotism takes the place of religion in France. In the service of la patrie, the doing of one's duty is elevated into the sphere of exalted emotion.

On my honor, I will do my bestTo do my duty To God and my country

If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace.

People tell me that I should become a politician but I say no I want to do something good for the nation.

A true patriot never abandons his country at the hour of need.

If I cannot be useful to my country, I'll try to be useful to my leader and to all the people around me.

Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm. Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Make me an instrument of thy peace.

Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty.

A peaceful man does more good than a learned one.

Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given.

For peace and brotherhood, I am ready to serve the Turkish state, and I believe that for this end I must remain alive.

All works of love are works of peace.