Quote by Samuel Adams

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections.

He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, o

Summary

This quote suggests that a person who lacks virtuous attachments in their personal life will eventually lose any sense of responsibility towards their country. It argues that those who betray their nation often do so because they have already disregarded their moral obligations to their close relationships. Essentially, the quote highlights the connection between a person's private character and their actions towards their country, implying that a lack of virtue can erode loyalty and integrity at a larger scale.

Topics

Life

By Samuel Adams

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Then people ask me if I'm worried about the effects of globa

Then people ask me if I'm worried about the effects of global warming on my kids. Well, obviously I love my kids and I want them to live to be a 100. So that's another 1.8 degrees. My kids' kids? Three point six. I'll just tell them we moved to Phoenix.

Love People Phoenix

I believe each individual is naturally entitled to do as he

I believe each individual is naturally entitled to do as he pleases with himself and the fruit of his labor, so far as it in no wise interferes with any other mans rightsthat each community, as a State, has a right to do exactly as it pleases with all the concerns within that State that interfere with the right of no other State, and that the general government, upon principle, has no right to interfere with anything other than that general class of things that does concern the whole.

Abraham Lincoln

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of pover

Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

Change

Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me ques

Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer.

Science

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo Deny thy father, and

Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo Deny thy father, and refuse thy name...

William Shakespeare

Playing safe is only playing.

Playing safe is only playing.

Competition

The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the ind

The curse which lies upon marriage is that too often the individuals are joined in their weakness rather than in their strength -- each asking from the other instead of finding pleasure in giving.

Simone de Beauvoir, The Second S

Marriage

Lord, Bless our enemies have mercy upon them, may they turn

Lord, Bless our enemies have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land.

William Pennington

Alone

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter conscious

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Forgiveness

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either r

Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99% of them are wrong.

H. L. Mencken, A Mencken Chresto

Morals

So the old Copenhagen interpretation needs to be generalized

So the old Copenhagen interpretation needs to be generalized, needs to be replaced by something that can be used for the whole universe, and can be used also in cases where there is plenty of individuality and history.

Murray Gell-Mann

History

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, teats, or the

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, teats, or the sea.