A Quote by Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Wealth has never yet sacrificed itself on the altar of patriotism.

Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

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Altar Itself Never Patriotism Sacrificed Wealth

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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
American - Politician
June 14, 1855 - June 18, 1925

Our politicians have sacrificed their principles on the altar of special interests; our corporate leaders have sacrificed their integrity on the altar of profits; and our media watchdogs have sacrificed the voice of dissent on the altar of audience competition.

Cornel West

My attitude of love must not be sacrificed on the altar of activity.

Lysa TerKeurst

Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity.

Charles Spurgeon

We're being sold a brand new idea of patriotism. It never occurred to me that patriotism had to be advertised. Patriotism is something you deeply felt. You didn't have to wear it on your lapel or show it in your window or on a bumper sticker. That kind of patriotism does not appeal to me at all.

Sam Shepard

The Framers of the Constitution wisely understood that constitutional principles must not be sacrificed on the altar of political appeasement.

Max Baucus

Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, "Ready for either".

Charles Spurgeon

There is Ontario patriotism, Quebec patriotism, or Western patriotism; each based on the hope that it may swallow up the others, but there is no Canadian patriotism, and we can have no Canadian nation when we have no Canadian patriotism.

Henri Bourassa

So, there I was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed to the dark powers by a cult of evil Librarians.

Brandon Sanderson

As long as the shackles of wealth and property bind us, we will remain accursed forever and never attain the altar of humanity, which is life's ultimate goal.

Munshi Premchand

I can tell for sure, the technologists have made it clear that they don't care about musicians. The arts have been sacrificed on the altar of technological advancement.

T Bone Burnett

Fundamental protections, the assumption of innocence, trial by jury, and the right to appear before a court have all been sacrificed on the altar of the E.U. superstate.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Sometimes man seeks for wealth for eighty years, but cannot find, and then realises that life itself is the wealth itself!

Mehmet Murat Ildan

Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when Americans stand up and speak their minds and say America can do better, that is not a challenge to patriotism; it is the heart and soul of patriotism.

John F. Kerry

Easy believeism dishonors the blood and prostitutes the altar. We must alter the altar, for the altar is a place to die on. Let those who will not pay this price leave it alone!

Leonard Ravenhill

It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of mankind were meant to be sacrificed.