National Glory Quotes
The debate had come to an impasse over the issue of voting and taxation by state equally or proportional to the population. Witherspoon warned of the consequence of there being no agreement on some form of unity.
The “liberal arts” at the time included the mechanical and technological arts and sciences including agriculture and manufacturing technologies.
This was true at the time for most nations and their activities—the world was, and was perceived of, as a zero sum game. But with the modern world, much of international activity is not zero sum. In foreign trade both parties to a transaction might win. In scientific research, a win for one nation increases the benefit from all nations who use that research or build upon it.
On the United States’ prosperity:
The Somnauth Temple was one of the holiest of Hindu shrines in India. It had been attacked, looted, and destroyed several times since its erection before the birth of Christ. A Northern Warlord Ruler had raided the temple and stolen the spectacular gates at the tomb. When the British Indian Army of Indians led by British officers and NCOs, conquered the Warlord area, Lord Ellenborough had the huge gates removed and returned to the Somnauth Temple issuing this proclamation which he arranged to have approved by Queen Victoria and have Parliament vote to return the gates. It was a brilliant historical instance of symbols having enormous political effect. Hindus throughout India, most of whom had forgotten about the stolen temple gates, had the British to thank for righting one of the great wrongs of Hindu history.
Describing one of the anticipated benefits of the Allotment Act of 1881
Although a national anthem, the symbolism and overt text, celebrates the centrality of Islam—as a super national entity. Most national anthems are secular in nature.
