"From the lone shielding on the misty island Mountains divide us, and the waste of seas— But still the blood is strong…"

"Nation states are archaic leftovers from when each man feared the tribe over the hill, an attitude we can’t afford an…"

"If your country needs you, you should be right there; that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's the way I f…"

"There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make u…"

"I cannot conceive how any man can have brought himself to that pitch of presumption, to consider his country as nothi…"

"To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely."

"My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest …"

"If we're an arrogant nation, they'll resent us. If we're a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us."

"I can't but say it is an awkward sight To see one's native land receding through The growing waters; it unmans one qu…"

"Patria est, ubicunque est bene."