Quotes by Bainbridge Colby

Bainbridge Colby

American politician and attorney

Lived from: 1869 - 1950

Category: Politics

Born: 22 december 1869 Died: 11 april 1950

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  • A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare.
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  • America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty.
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  • Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.
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  • An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.
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  • And one cannot discharge the duty of loyalty without the patient and an open minded study of the institution that marked the country and defined its character.
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  • But we must not, if we are loyal, disperse our energies in a partisan warfare that is waged without regard to its consequences to the well being, security, or honor of the country.
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  • It is a high patriotic duty that we support and sustain the men who have been placed in position of difficulty, burden, responsibility, and even danger as the result of our suffrages.
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  • Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects.
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  • Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking.
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  • That does not mean that we must forego just and fair criticism, or refrain from opposition to policies which are debatable or which do not command our approval.
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  • The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.
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  • The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country.
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  • Thus, only in a hopeful and confident temper, in a proud and constructive spirit, will we rescue the present and safeguard the future of our beloved country.
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  • We must be loyal to the forum of our government.
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  • We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bainbridge Colby?

The two most famous quotes from Bainbridge Colby are:

  • "A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare."
  • "America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty."

When did Bainbridge Colby live?

Bainbridge Colby was born in 1869 and died in the year 1950.