Bainbridge Colby Quotes & Sayings

An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country. — Bainbridge Colby

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. — Bainbridge Colby

Like pictures, men should be judged by their merits and not by their defects. — Bainbridge Colby

America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty. — Bainbridge Colby

We must stifle the voice of hatred and faction. — Bainbridge Colby

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. — Bainbridge Colby

Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson. — Bainbridge Colby

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. — Bainbridge Colby

A liberty subject to law and subordinate to the common welfare. — Bainbridge Colby

The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country. — Bainbridge Colby

I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country. — Bainbridge Colby

We must be loyal to the forum of our government. — Bainbridge Colby

The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship. — Bainbridge Colby

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. — Bainbridge Colby

Loyalty will not permit envy, hate, and uncharitableness to creep into our public thinking. — Bainbridge Colby

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. — Bainbridge Colby